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PRESENT  CHURCH   EDIFICE. 


THE 
ONE  HUNDRED  AND  FIFTIETH 

ANNIVERSARY 

1748-1898 

OF 

\ 

The  Congregational  Church  of  East 
Hampton^  (Chatham,)  Conn* 


November  30,  1898. 


PROGRAMME. 

MORNING  SERVICE  BEGINNING  AT   10  O'CLOCK. 

Organ  Dohuitary,       -        -        -        -        -        -        -      Miss  Lola  Barton. 

Clntl]Cm — "Send  out  Thy  Light,"        .-..-.  Gounod. 

Scnpture  JvcaMng  anb  prayer,  -----    Rev.  C.  \V.  Collier. 

Solo— "  He  shall  feed  His  flock,"  ---...  Handel. 

Miss  Lois  ].  Barton. 
IDelcomc  by  tl]C  pastor,      ------  Rev.  William  Slade. 

Duett — "  Love  Divine."       .-----..  Siainer. 

Miss  May  Boutelle  and  Mr.  Newton  Curtis. 
Btstortcal  Clbbrcss,     -------        Rev.  Joel  S.  Ives. 

f7ymn  651  — "  How  firm  a  foundation." 

Cl  Skctcl^  of  tt]c  itfe  of  Her.  3obn  Horton, 

first  Pastor  of  the  Church.     -         -         -         .     Mr.  AL\rtin  L.  Roberts. 

^ymn  1%\ — "  For  all  thy  saints  who  from  their  labors  rest." 

Bcncbictton. 
Postlubc. 

Collation  at  Siehcrf  s  Hall  at  j2:^o  o'clock. 


AFTERNOON  SERVICE  AT  2:30  O'CLOCK. 

®rgati  Voluntary. 

Ctntt]Cm — "  Praise  ye  the  Father,"       -..--.  Gounod. 

Hcabtng  of  getters  from  former  pastors. 

Solo — "  Come  unto  Him,  '  -------  Handel, 

Miss  Boutelle. 

abbrcss,      -        - Rev.  H.  E.  Hart. 

Bymn  7"0 — "  Blest  be  the  tie." 

Clbbress,      ---------    Rev.  C.  W.  Collier. 

Solo — "Fear  not  ye,  O  Israel,"  --------     Buck. 

Mr.  Curtis. 

IVorbs  of  Congratulation  anb  Hemtntsccncc,      -  *  Rev.  E.  E.  Lewis. 

*  Rev.  a.  W.  Hazen,  D.  D. 

prayer,       -        -        -        - By  the  Pastor. 

Ejymn,  written  for  the  occasion  by       -         -         -         -         Rev.  Joel  S.  Ives. 

Scncbictton. 
postlubc. 

*  Not  present.     Account  of  the  Inside  of  the  Old  Church  introduced. 


Z. X 

ANNIVERSARY  HYMN. 

Tune:  Stockwell. 

Bells  are  ringing!     Bells  are  ringing! 

Everywhere  the  world  around, 
Calls  to  duty,  calls  to  danger. 

Peals  of  praise,  or  sadder  sound. 

Toil  and  skill  have  wrought  the  music, 
Willing  hands  and  earnest  thought; 

Year  to  year  has  told  the  secret 
Closely  kept  and  dearly  bought. 

Hearken !    What  is  now  the  message  ? 

"  Holiness  unto  the  Lord!" 
Hear,  Our  Father,  while  we  praise  Thee, 

With  Thy  blessing  speed  The  Word. 

As  the  Lake  pours  out  its  treasure, 

Failing  not  from  year  to  year. 
So  Thy  saints  have  brought  their  worship. 

Sire  and  son,  in  holy  fear. 

Witnesses  are  'round  about  us; 

Holy  mem'ries  stir  within. 
Comforter,  Divine  Redeemer, 

Cheer  our  hearts,  forgive  our  sin. 

Heavenly  blessings,  never  lacking, 

Thou  hast  given  in  the  Past: 
Blessings  more  abundant  ever 

Grant  us,  even  to  the  last!  / 


REV.  WILLIAM  SLADE, 
Acting  Pastor,  1S97. 


Introduction. 


fN  SENDING  out  this  record  of  our  Anniversar}%  it  seems 
fitting  that  there  should  be  a  word  of  introdudlion.  For 
several  years  the  people  of  the  church  had  been  looking 
forward  to  their  one  hundred  and  fiftieth  birthda}^  hoping  to 
celebrate  it  in  some  becoming  manner.  At  the  annual  church 
meeting  on  January  13,  1898,  the  following  resolution  was 
proposed  by  Deacon  H.  D.  Chapman,  and  passed: 

Resolved,  That  this  church  observe  the  one  hundred  and  fiftieth  anniversary 
of  its  organization  with  services  appropriate  to  the  occasion,  and  that  a  com- 
mittee be  appointed  to  act  with  a  committee  of  the  society,  to  make  all  suitable 
arrangements  and  provisions  for  the  proper  carrying  out  of  this  resolution. 

The  committees  were  appointed,  whose  names  will  be  found 
in  this  volume.  They  all  worked  with  enthusiasm  and  fidelity. 
These  committees  together  formed  a  general  committee,  which 
appointed  sub-committees.  A.  A.  Bevin  was  chosen  chairman 
of  the  general  committee;  S.  Mills  Bevin  served  as  clerk,  and 
H.  D.  Chapman  as  treasurer.  If  one  were  to  single  out  a 
committee  for  special  praise  among  all  who  did  so  well,  it  would 
be  the  collation  committee.  They  prepared  in  Siebert's  Hall  a 
repast  most  abundant  and  attracPtive  for  a  multitude  of  friends 
who  could  not  come,  and  then  these  hard  working  women 
did  outwit  the  weather,  carrying  through  the  feast  without 
financial  loss. 

It  w^as  at  first  proposed  to  have  the  celebration  on  the  28th 
of  September,  before  the  boisterous  weather  of  late  fall.  It 
was  found,  however,  that  our  historians  wished  more  time  for 
their  work,  and  especiall}'  desired  the  Anniversary  to  occur  on 


6  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

the  adlual  date,  November  30th,  when  the  church  would  com- 
plete its  century  and  a  half.  This  date  was  therefore  chosen, 
and  more  time  given  for  preparation  and  investigation.  Indeed, 
the  thorough  work  represented  in  this  book  could  hardly  have 
been  done  by  busy  people  except  by  extending  the  time. 

At  last  the  day  came,  and  what  a  day!  The  Sabbath  before 
had  warned  us  of  what  might  be,  for  as  the  pastor  looked  from 
his  study  window  he  could  not  see  the  beautiful  church  spire 
till  near  12  o'clock,  so  thick  was  the  air  with  drifting  snow. 
Even  the  sexton  staid  at  home  from  church  that  day.  There 
was  a  little  pleasant  weather,  then  came  Wednesday,  the  30th, 
with  another  blizzard.  The  streets  were  filled  with  drifts. 
The  trains  were  blocked  and  several  hours  late.  Some  brave 
descendants  of  brave  John  Norton  reached  us  from  Willimantic 
and  Portland.  These,  with  those  who  had  come  to  town  the 
night  before,  represented  the  outside  world  of  all  the  friends 
who  had  planned  to  rejoice  with  us.  The  people  were  disap- 
pointed, but  decided  to  go  on  with  the  exercises.  We  shall 
not  forget  the  generosity  of  those  who  with  their  horses  and 
sleighs  brought  the  stranded  ones  to  the  church.  Nor  will 
some  forget  the  ride  on  an  ox  sled  from  Barton  Hill  to  the 
church.  But  all  regretted  especially  the  disappointment  of 
those  whose  health  or  years  prevented  a  ride  over  the  drifts 
and  in  the  storm  to  a  service  they  had  been  looking  forward 
to  with  so  much  pleasure.  This  day  was  probably  an  "old- 
fashioned  winter,"  come  back  to  make  more  vivid  the  days  of 
long  ago,  a  specimen  of  the  environment  in  which  our  fathers 
struggled  for  existence,  but  a  day  in  which  we  had  a  service 
of  inspiring  memories,  music,  and  devotion. 

The  exercises  proceeded  as  the  programme  indicates,  with 
the  exception  of  the  words  of  reminiscence  and  congratulation. 
These  were  omitted.  Rev.  A.  W.  Hazen,  of  the  North  Church, 
Middletown,  being  ill,  and  Rev.  E.  E.  Lewis,  of  Haddam,  being 
kept  at  home  by  the  storm.  In  place  of  these  addresses  the 
pastor  introduced  an  interesting  description  of  the  inside  of  the 
old  church,  given  him  by  Miss  Julia  A.  West,  granddaughter 
of  Rev.  Joel  West.  It  would  be  quite  impossible  to  reproduce 
the  impromptu  speeches  at  the  table.  They  were  made  by  the 
Rev.  F.  W.  Coleman,  of  the  Methodist  Church;  Rev.  C.  W. 
Collier,  a  former  pastor;   David  Strong,  a  former  resident  of 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  7 

the  town,  and  Rev.  Joel  S.  Ives,  pastor  from  1S74  to  1883,  and 
were  a  fine  combination  of  laughable  and  sober  thoughts,  with 
some  very  remarkable  stories  effectively  told. 

There  was  in  the  vestry  a  fine  collection  of  relics  and  memen- 
toes, of  which  a  full  catalogue  was  made,  and  a  sermon  by  the 
Rev.  John  Nof ton  was  printed  from  an  ancient  manuscript  and 
served  as  a  souvenir  of  the  day. 

There  is  an  appendix  added  to  the  record  of  the  Anniversary 
which  we  trust  will  be  especially  valuable,  since  it  gathers  as 
far  as  possible  the  names  of  those  whose  lives  and  devotion 
have  made  the  spiritual  substance  of  this  venerable  church.  It 
gathers,  too,  the  petitions  and  old  papers  that  record  the  begin- 
nings of  church  and  town  life,  and  there  are  short  sketches  of 
deacons  whose  faithful  lives  have  kept  the  faith  steady  and 
strong.  But  it  remains  for  some  future  chronicler  to  write 
more  fully  the  story  of  this  church  and  town,  for  church  and 
town  grew  on  together.  The  business  meetings  of  the  church 
were  the  business  meetings  of  the  town.  In  those  meetings 
they  provided  for  the  first  public  schools  as  well  as  for  the 
preaching  of  the  gospel.  This  volume  is  therefore  only  a 
beginning  towards  a  fuller  knowledge  of  those  days  of  first 
things,  of  hard  work,  and  faith  in  God,  of  which  the  present 
town  of  Chatham  reaps  the  fruits. 

Special  appreciation  and  thanks  should  here  be  extended  to 
Martin  ly.  Roberts  and  S.  Mills  Bevin  for  their  continuous  and 
faithful  work  in  gathering  the  materials  that  make  the  appen- 
dix such  a  valuable  store  of  history  for  those  who  have  this 
town  as  their  home  or  their  birthplace. 

East  Hampton,  August  i,  1899. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON, 


Prayer 


[^^ORD,  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling-place  in  all  generations; 
before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth  or  ever  thou 
hadst  formed  the  earth  or  the  world,  even  from  everlast- 
ing to  everlasting,  thou  art  God.  We  feel  like  crying  with 
thy  servant  of  old:  What  is  man  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him, 
or  the  son  of  man  that  thou  visitest  him !  We  are  but  of  yes- 
terday, but  thou  dost  endure  throughout  all  generations.  Our 
little  systems  have  their  day;  they  have  their  day  and  cease  to 
be,  and  thou,  O  L,ord,  art  more  than  they!  Into  this  refuge 
of  th}^  power,  thy  care,  thy  love,  at  this  time  we  would  retreat. 

P'or  we  remember  at  this  time  that  the  kingdom  is  thine;  not 
ours,  but  thine;  for  thine  is  the  kingdom,  the  power,  and  the 
glory,  forever  and  ever.  The  church  is  thine;  it  was  born  not 
of  blood,  nor  of  the  will  of  the  flesh,  nor  of  the  will  of  man, 
but  of  God.  Thou  didst  redeem  it  wnth  the  precious  blood  of 
Christ.  And  we  vi'ould  thank  thee,  not  only  that  thou  didst 
bring  thy  church  to  pass,  but  that  thou  hast  preserved  it  also 
through  the  tempests  of  the  ages,  that  thou  hast  brought  to 
naught  the  wrath  of  man  that  stormed  against  it,  and  hast 
prevailed,  too,  over  the  weakness  and  frailty  of  thy  people. 
As  thou  didst  feed  thine  ancient  people  with  manna,  and  as 
thou  didst  open  fountains  for  them  in  the  wilderness,  so  hast 
thou  nourished  thy  people  unto  this  day  with  manna  from  on 
high  that  has  sustained  their  souls. 

We  thank  thee  for  the  unspeakable  heritage  that  has  come 
to  us  through  th}-  church;  for  apostles,  prophets,  martyrs;  for 
hol}^  men  of  old  who  spoke  as  they  were  moved  by  the  Holy 
Ghost,  for  the  revelation  of  thyself  made  to  men  through  them; 
we  thank  thee  for  the  services  of  thy  house,  for  the  place  of 
worship,  that  our  faith  is  not  of  yesterdaj^  but  has  been  hal- 
lowed by  holy  men  through  ages;  we  thank  thee  that  we,  too, 
can  join  therein,  can  unite  our  voice  with  that  of  thj-  church 
universal  in  its  unbroken  anthem  of  gratitude  and  prai.se. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  9 

We  thank  thee  for  this  particular  church,  that  thou  didst 
call  it  to  take  its  place  in  thy  great  church  universal.  Through 
it  thou  hast  greatly  blessed  this  community;  thou  hast  minis- 
tered to  it  the  water  of  life,  thou  hast  greath'  enriched  it  with 
the  river  of  God;  thou  hast  blessed  all  these  homes  through  it; 
thou  hast  blessed  the  bridal  hour  and  made  it  sacred;  thou  hast 
comforted  thy  people  in  the  hour  of  death.  We  thank  thee 
for  all  thou  hast  done  in  this  very  house.  Wert  thou  to  make 
these  walls  to  speak  they  would  tell  of  rich  ministrations  of 
thy  grace:  for  here  thou  hast  again  and  again  met  with  men 
far  from  thee;  thou  hast  melted  the  ston}^  heart,  thou  hast 
wrought  penitence,  thou  hast  forgiven  sin,  thou  hast  broken 
the  bonds  of  sin,  thou  hast  sent  them  away  with  a  new  song 
in  their  mouth.  O  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  all  his 
wonderful  works!  How  often,  O  thou  comforter  of  thy  people, 
hast  thou  comforted  thy  people  here!  They  have  come  to  thy 
house  with  strength  exhausted,  with  courage  almost  gone,  but 
thou  didst  renew  their  strength,  thou  didst  make  them  to  run 
and  not  be  weary  and  to  walk  and  not  faint,  thou  didst  make 
their  hearts  to  mount  up  like  eagles,  thou  didst  restore  their 
souls.  Thou  hast  hallowed  this  place,  not  with  hol}^  oil  as 
of  old,  but  through  the  abundant  ministration  of  thy  grace, 
through  which  thou  hast  endeared  it  to  thy  people  as  no 
stranger  could  tell. 

And  now  we  pray  for  the  continuance  of  thy  blessing.  Thou 
dost  call  us  to-day  to  thanksgiving  and  praise  for  what  thou 
hast  wrought  in  the  past,  yet  thou  wilt  hear  our  petitions. 
Thou  hast  carried  this  tli}"  church  lo  these  many  3^ears,  carry 
thou  it  for  the  da}'s  to  come!  Let  there  be  underneath  the 
everlasting  arms!  Manifest  thyself  here  that  thou  hast  not 
changed,  that  thine  arm  is  not  shortened  that  it  can  not  save! 
Repeat  the  days  of  old,  and  show  that  th}'  blessings  are  indeed 
new  ever}^  evening  and  fresh  ever}^  morning!  Fulfill  in  the 
daj's  to  come  that  which  thou  hast  begun,  those  intimations 
thou  hast  given  in  what  thou  hast  already  done,  and  may  this 
church  be  as  a  field  which  the  Lord  has  blessed,  like  a  tree 
planted  bj^  the  rivers  of  water,  like  a  branch  of  the  true  vine 
of  which  thou  thyself  art  the  husbandman! 

In  particular  we  pray  that  sound  wisdom  and  the  Spirit  of 
God  may  ever  dwell  with  th}-  people.      May  the  love  of  God 


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CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


continually  be  shed  abroad  in  their  hearts  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 
Guide  thou  its  pastor;  may  he  liv-e,  move,  and  have  his  being 
in  God  and  in  the  love  and  confidence  of  his  people.  Working 
together  in  the  fellowship  of  thy  Gospel,  may  they  bring  forth 
much  fruit.  May  there  be  born  into  thy  kingdom  continually 
such  as  shall  be  saved,  reclaim  to  thyself  those  who  fall,  fill  all 
this  thy  church  with  the  spirit  of  Christian  service,  and  may 
they  count  it  their  chief  privilege  to  walk  with  Christ  and 
serve  thee.  So  through  the  years  to  come,  as  thou  dost  per- 
fedl  the  lives  of  thy  servants  and  minister  to  them  of  thy 
grace,  may  they  in  turn  minister  to  thy  church  of  such  as  thou 
hast  given  them,  that  through  thy  church  there  may  flow  here 
rivers  of  living  water,  of  which  men  shall  drink  unto  eternal 
life.  Hear  thou  our  prayer:  yet  not  according  to  our  words 
alone,  but  according  to  thy  church's  needs.  We  ask  in  faith. 
For  thy  church  is  dearer  to  thee  than  to  thy  servants,  dear  as 
the  apple  of  thine  eye  and  graven  on  thy  hands.  In  Christ's 
name  we  pray.     Amen. 


REV.  JOEL  S.  IVES, 
Pastor,  1874-1883. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


Historical  Address. 


The  One  Hundred  and  Fiftieth  Anniversary  of  the  First  Con- 
gregational Church,  East  Hampton,  Conn.,  November  30, 
1898. 

^^*Y^^  who  does  not  take  an  interest  in  his  ancestors  does 
J|§/  not  deserve  to  be  remembered  by  his  posterit3^" 
Every  Christian  takes  an  added  interest  in  recount- 
ing the  mercies  of  a  covenant  keeping  God  during  the  days  of 
old.  And  while  clouds  of  witnesses  are  around  about  us, 
we  will  listen  to  the  story — -the  trials  and  the  triumphs  of  this 
century  and  a  half,  while  this  church  has  maintained  among 
these  hills  and  valleys  the  ordinances  of  the  Gospel  in  accord- 
ance with  the  Pilgrim  faith  and  form.  We  are  fortunate  in 
being  able  to  celebrate  this  anniversary  upon  the  very  date 
when  this  church  was  organized  one  hundred  and  fifty  years 
ago. 

It  was  then  the  Town  of  Middletown  and  the  County  of 
Hartford.  On  this  east  side  of  the  Connecticut  river  there 
was  already  a  church,  called  East  Middletown  Parish — now 
Portland — the  church  having  been  organized  October  25,  1721. 
But  the  excellence  of  the  water  privilege  caused  by  the  over- 
flow of  our  beautiful  Pocotopaug  pond,  with  its  deep  and 
never  failing  springs,  attradted  settlers  hither,  who  built  a 
forge  for  the  smelting  of  iron  ore  brought  from  West  Point, 
N.  Y.,  and  as  iron  was  in  much  demand  for  ship  building  a 
considerable  business  was  done.  In  1825  a  new  forge  was 
built,  and  also  a  scythe  factory. 

A  petition,  dated  "  Midleton,  April  29th,  1743,"  signed  by 
twenty-five  names,  states  that  the  ' '  nearest  of  us  "  were  ' '  five 
mile  distent ' '  and  ' '  most  of  us  seven  mile ' '  from  the  ' '  place 
of  publick  worship,"  and  that  they  had  hired  "by  the  appro- 
bation of  the  societ^^'s  committee"  a  person  "approved  to 
preach  amongst  us  for  more  than  six  mouths  the  last  year," 


I  2  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

and  therefore  ask  relief  from  one-half  the  taxes  imposed  by 
the  societ}'.     The  twenty-five  names  are  as  follows: 

John  Clark,  Thomas  Lewis,  Hezekiah  Russ, 

Samuel  Wadsworth,  Stephen  Griffith,  David  Bailey, 

John  Bevin,  Junr.,  Jonathan  Baley,  Ebenezer  Clark, 

Jabez  Clark,  Joseph  Parke,  Shubal  Lewis, 

Josiah  Cook,  William  Clark,  William  Norket, 

William  Norket,  Junr.,  Isaac  Smith,  Ezra  Andrews, 

James  Johnson,  Daniel  Young,  William  Bevin, 

Seth  Knowles,  Caleb  Johnson,  John  Markham. 
Isaac  Williams, 

A  second  petition  was  sent  to  ' '  the  Honourable  Assembly  of 
his  Majestyes  Colony  of  Connedlicut  to  be  held  in  New  Haven, ' ' 
signed  by  thirty-six  names,  and  dated  0(ftober  8,  1744.  This 
states  that  the  former  petition  was  granted,  and  that  some  of 
the  petitioners  are  ten  miles  distant  from  a  place  of  worship, 
"and  the  Rhoads  we  are  to  travel  in  are  very  Rough  and  Bad 
to  Travel  in,"  and  while  mindful  of  their  "  poor  circumstances" 
they  are  still  hopeful  of  being  able  to  support  a  minister,  and 
therefore  petition  that  they  be  set  off  as  a  societj^ — the  definite 
bounds  being  stated — with  all  the  powers  of  such  ecclesiastical 
societies.  The  following  names  appear  on  the  second  petition, 
but  not  on  the  first: 

John  Clark,  Junr.,  Aaron  Clark,  Samuel  Eggleston, 

Zaccheus  Cooke,  David  Cerby  (?),  Elisha  Cornwell, 

Solomon  (?),  James  Cady,  David  Anderson, 

Giles  Hall,  Hamlin  John  Hall,       George  Hubbard, 

Isaac  Thompson,  Mary  Johnson,  Hezekiah  Russ,  Junr. 

A  third  petition,  presented  b}'  Benjamin  Stillman  as  agent, 
dated  April  29,  1746,  declares  that  certain  rights  were  given 
in  answer  to  the  petition  of  1744,  that  they  had  employed  a 
minister  for  eleven  months  each  year,  that  they  had  increased 
in  strength,  and  that  as  "the  Society"  was  about  to  build  a 
new  meeting  house,  and  their  taxes  would  be  increased,  they 
' '  humbly  request ' '  that  they  may  be  ' '  sett  off  from  said  society 
and  be  a  distinct  ecclesiastical  society,"  and  to  this  end  that  a 
committee  be  appointed  to  view  the  circumstances  and  report 
to  the  assembly. 

At  the  0(5lober  session  the  right  was  given  to  lay  a  tax  of 
fourpence  an  acre  on  all  laid-out  lands  for  the  next  three  years 
for  the  settlement  of  a  minister  and  the  building  of  a  meeting 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  I  3 

house,  full  rights  of  a  societ}^  having  been  given  and  the  name 
East  Hampton  having  been  decided  upon,  probably  because 
some  of  the  settlers  were  from  Eastham,  Barnstable  County, 
Massachusetts.  At  the  Ocftober  session  of  1748,  on  petition  of 
the  society  "now  about  to  settle  the  Rev.  Mr.  Norton  in  the 
work  of  the  ministry  among  them,  and  asking  liberty  of  this 
assembly  to  embody  into  church  estate,"  it  was  "Resolved, 
that  the}-  have  liberty,  and  are  hereby  granted  liberty  to 
embody  into  church  estate  with  the  approbation  of  the  neigh- 
boring churches."  The  30th  of  November,  1748,  marks  the 
date  of  the  consummation  of  that  purpose,  which  had  thus 
been  ripening  since  the  spring  of  1743;  and  even  earlier,  for 
the  first  petition  shows  that  there  had  been  regular  preaching 
here  in  the  year  1742. 

This  was  then  the  Third*  Societj-  of  East  Middletown,  the 
second  being  the  Middle  Haddam  Society,  organized  September 
24,  1740.  In  1767  this  part  of  Middletown,  east  of  the  river, 
was  incorporated  as  a  separate  town  and  named  Chatham,  from 
Chatham,  England,  because  of  the  importance  of  the  ship- 
building. In  1842  the  town  of  Portland  was  incorporated.  It 
w'ould  have  been  a  great  improvement  if  at  that  time  East 
Hampton  had  appropriated  the  name  Chatham.  I  wonder  if 
it  is  too  late  for  that  improvement  now ! 

While  the  building  of  the  forge  at  the  outlet  of  the  lake  was 
the  reason  for  a  settlement  in  this  part  of  the  then  town  of 
Middletown,  it  is  the  bell  business  which  has  given  distindlion 
to  the  place  and  has  been  the  cause  of  its  prosperity,  although 
ever}'  one  must  regret  that  the  skill  and  toil  of  many  years 
have  not  brought  larger  wealth  to  the  community. 

It  appears  from  the  records  that  William  Barton  was  in 
Colonel  Flower's  regiment  of  Artillery  Artificers  during  the 
War  of  the  Revolution,  with  the  rank  of  Captain,  and  also 
that  his  son  William  served  as  an  assistant  to  his  father.  The 
son  later  worked  in  the  Springfield  Armory,  and  in  1808  moved 
to  East  Hampton  and  commenced  the  manufacture  of  hand  and 
sleigh  bells.  He  first  conceived  the  idea  of  hollow  castings, 
which  enters  now  so  largely  into  many  branches  of  trade;  but 
it  was  never  patented,  although  there  were  "millions  in  it." 
It  is  a  remarkable  fadt  that  for  many  5^ears  all  the  cast  sleigh 

*  Middletown  sixth. 


14      CONGREGATIONAI,  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

bells  of  North  America  were  made  in  East  Hampton  or  by  East 
Hampton  men.     The  trade  seems  to  be  indigenous. 

William  Barton,  son  of  Capt.  William  and  Sarah  (Sage) 
Barton,  was  born  November  26,  1763,  in  Kensington,  Conn. 
He  married,  February  14,  1790,  Clarissa,  daughter  of  Ezekiel 
and  Betsy  (Peno3'er)  Betts,  born  in  Sharon,  Conn.,  February 
10,  1768.  He  was  probably  the  first  manufadlurer  of  sleigh 
bells,  making  them  then  in  two  parts  and  soldering  them 
together.  It  is  said  he  would  make  a  small  quantity  and  take 
them  to  the  markets,  carr\nng  them  on  his  person,  jingling 
through  the  streets,  and  dispose  of  them.  He  died  July  15, 
1849,  universally  respected  and  lamented.  She  died  Odtober 
4,  1858. 

Coffin  trimmings  were  manufa6lured  here  in  considerable 
quantities  for  several  years,  and  for  the  last  twenty  years  the 
thread  and  silk  industries  have  been  important.  The  railroad, 
although  a  necessity,  has  laid  a  heavy  burden  of  taxation,  and 
doubtless  retarded  growth,  which  in  spite  of  hindrances  has 
been  considerable. 

As  a  special  paper  is  to  be  given  upon  the  life  and  work  of 
the  first  pastor,  the  Rev.  John  Norton,  I  pass  at  once  to  the 
history  of  the  second  pastorate. 

After  the  death  of  Mr.  Norton  a  committee,  consisting  of 
Deacon  Isaac  Smith,  Deacon  John  Clark,  and  Captain  Silas 
Dunham,  were  instrucfted  at  a  society  meeting  held  "Sept.  ye 
24th,  A.  D.  1778,"  to  apply  to  Mr.  Parsons  "to  preach  with 
us  on  probation;"  and  a  receipt  is  on  record,  signed  "  Received 
in  full  of  ye  above  account,  Lemuel  Parsons,"  of  sevent3'-six 
pounds,  fifteen  shillings,  for  preaching  thirteen  "Sabbaths  and 
one  Thanksgiving  daj'."  On  January  5th,  1779,  the  society 
voted  to  call  Mr.  Parsons  to  "settle  with  them  in  the  Gospel 
Ministry,"  upon  a  "settlement"  of  two  hundred  pounds  to  be 
paid  in  four  years,  b}'  equal  installments;  his  salary  during 
these  four  ^^ears  to  be  seventy  pounds,  and  after  the  payment 
of  the  settlement,  eight}'  pounds  a  year.  This  salar}^  and  set- 
tlement were  to  be  paid  in  country  produce  at  prices  defined  in 
the  call;  as,  for  example,  rye  at  three  shillings  and  sixpence 
per  bushel,  cheese  at  fourpence  per  pound,  sheep's  wool  at  one 
shilling  and  fourpence  per  pound,  flax  at  eightpence  per  pound. 
There  was  also  added  to  the  salary  twentj^  cords  of  wood  annually. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  1 5 

This  was  the  unsettled  and  most  trying  period  of  the  Revo- 
lution, and  Mr.  Parsons,  with  commendable  foresight,  being 
himself  a  Connedlicut  Yankee,  replied  as  follows: 

"  Beloved: — I  have  taken  into  serious  consideration  your  call  and  invitation 
to  settle  with  you  in  the  work  of  the  ministry,  and  take  this  method  to  grate- 
fully acknowledge  your  kind  and  generous  offer,  and  whereas  in  the  proposals 
of  the  society  no  method  of  ascertaining  what  shall  from  time  to  time  be 
esteemed  an  equivalency  in  current  money  respecting  either  settlement  or  salary, 
to  prevent  all  difficulty  in  that  respect  it  is  proposed  that  this  shall  be  fixed  by 
agreement  between  me  and  a  committee  of  the  society  for  that  purpose  chosen 
from  year  to  year."  [The  method  of  choosing  this  committee  here  follows:] 
Provided  the  parish  should  consent  hereto  and  nothing  discouraging  should 
hereafter  arise,  I  hereby  signify  my  consent  to  settle  with  you  and  take  the 
pastoral  charge  of  you.  That  grace,  mercy  and  peace  may  be  multiplied  unto 
you  and  yours,  through  the  knowledge  of  God  and  Jesus  Christ,  is  the  desire 
and  hearty  prayer  of,  gentlemen, 

Your  humble  servant,  Lemuel  Parsons." 

These  terms  were  accepted,  for  his  marriage  took  place  the 
same  month  and  his  ordination  the  following  month.  The 
house  in  which  he  lived  was  near  the  site  of  the  present  par- 
sonage. After  a  pastorate  of  twelve  years  he  died  in  office, 
and  was  buried  in  I^akeview  Cemetery,  where,  near  the  north- 
ern entrance,  may  be  found  two  red  sandstone  slabs  with 
winged  heads,  upon  one  of  which  may  be  read  this  inscription: 

In  memory  of 
THE  REV.  MR.  LEMUEL  PARSONS, 
Pastor  of  this  Church. 
His  temper  was  cheerful,  manners  kind,  and  heart  benevolent.     He 
lived  beloved  by  relatives,  dear  to  his  people,  in  friendship  and  esteem 
with  his  brethren,  and  respected  by  his  acquaintance. 
He  was  born  in  Durham,   May  2d,  1753;  educated  at  Vale  College, 
1773;  ordained  over  this  flock  Feb.  loth,   1779,  and  after  a  short  but 
useful  course,  he  departed  in  the  hope  of  Christian  Salvation,  Feb.  14th, 
1 79 1,  in  the  38th  year  of  his  age. 

Upon  the  other  stone  may  be  read,  doubtless  in  Mr.  Parsons' 
own  words: 

The  memory  of  an  amiable  and  virtuous  consort, 

MRS.  KATHERINE  PARSONS, 

who  died  April  gth,  A.  D.  1780,  in  the  26th  year  of  her  age. 

By  an  affectionate  husband. 

The  Reverend  Lemuel  Parsons, 

God  adoring  and  in  flesh  mourning  his  own  and  new  born  son's 

AEFECTING  LOSS  ON  THIS  MONUMENT  IS  INSCRIBED. 
Virtuous  bands  of  Hymen's  yoke, 
By  death's  rough  hands  can  ne'er  be  broke, 
Each  kindred  mind  by  grief  refined, 
With  Angels  joined,  its  mate  shall  find. 


1 6  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

In  counedlion  with  this  passionate  and  poetical  burst  of 
affecftion  must  be  recorded  the  cold  fact  that  the  disconsolate 
widower  married  before  the  Christmas  season  of  the  same  year, 
viz.,  December  12th,  1780,  Faith,  the  daughter  of  the  Rev. 
Ephraim  and  Elizabeth  (Woodbridge)  Little,  of  Colchester, 
who  survived  him  and  married  John  Partridge,  of  Dalton, 
Mass.,  April  18,  1796.  The  first  wife  was  the  daughter  of 
John  and  Ann  Coe,  of  Durham.  Mr.  Parsons  was  fifth  in 
descent  from  Cornet  Joseph  and  Mary  (Bliss)  Parsons,  of 
Springfield,  Mass.* 

It  should  be  remembered  to  the  credit  of  the  parish  and  of 
the  ministerial  brethren  of  the  neighborhood,  that  just  one 
month  from  Mr.  Parsons'  death  the  following  vote  was  passed: 
"That  the  widow  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Parsons  shall  have  the  lib- 
erty to  supply  the  pulpit  six  months  from  the  first  of  January 
last,  and  will  pay  her  according  to  our  covenant  with  the  Rev- 
erend Mr.  Parsons  during  his  life,  for  such  proportion  of  the 
time  as  she  does  supply  the  pulpit."  At  the  same  meeting 
Deacon  Isaac  Smith,  Deacon  John  Clark,  Captain  James  Bill, 
Bryan  Parmelee,  Esq.,  and  Ensign  Gideon  Arnold  were  chosen 
a  committee  ' '  to  use  their  discretion  in  hiring  a  candidate. ' ' 
But  their  labors  were  not  immediately  successful.  The  church 
was  pastorless  for  a  year  and  eight  months.  During  this  time 
the  Rev.  David  Porter,  D.  D. ,  a  native  of  Hebron  and  a  grad- 
uate of  Dartmouth  College,  and  who  died  at  Catskill,  N.  Y., 
at  the  age  of  eighty-nine,  after  a  long  and  successful  ministry, 
preached  for  several  weeks  near  the  end  of  1791. 

April  30,  1792,  the  society  voted  that  the  committee  "apply 
to  Mr.  West  to  preach  with  us  upon  probation  for  four 
Sabbaths;"  and  May  21st  they  were  diredled  to  "apply  to  Mr. 
West  to  preach  with  us  till  the  first  of  September  next." 
August  8th,  a  committee  of  nine  men  from  different  parts  of 
the  parish  were  chosen  to  bring  in  proposals  as  to  Mr.  West's 

*  Rev.  Samuel  Parsons,  son  of  Lieut.  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Chipman)  Parsons, 
was  born  in  Durham,  Conn.,  May  2,  1753.  He  married  first,  January  28,  1779,  Catha- 
rine, daughter  of  John  Coe,  of  Durham,  who  died  April  9,  17S0;  he  married  second, 
December  12,  17S0,  Faith,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Ephraim  and  Elizabeth  (Woodbridge) 
Eittle,  of  Colchester,  who  survived  him  and  married,  April  iS,  1796,  John  Partridge, 
of  Dalton,  Mass. 

Children  by  first  wife:  John,  born  March,  1780,  married  Abigail  Faxon,  Attica, 
N.  Y. 

Children  by  second  wife:  Samuel,  born  November,  17S1;  Catharine,  born  1784,  mar- 
ried Dr.  Charles  Stewart;  Nancy  Woodbridge,  born  1786,  married  Quartus  Knight. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.      1 7 

settlement.  They  were  George  Cummiiigs,  Moses  Cook,  Ivem- 
uel  West,  Timothy  Rogers,  Isaac  Smith,  Jr.,  Nehemiah  Gates, 
Bryan  Parmelee,  Samuel  Sexton,  and  Selah  Jackson.  On  the 
20th  of  the  same  month  the  proposal  of  the  eastern  committee 
(Rogers,  Smith,  and  Gates)  was  accepted,  and  at  an  adjourned 
meeting,  September  3,  1792,  it  was  voted  to  offer  two  hundred 
pounds  for  a  settlement,  with  salary  of  seventy  pounds  for  four 
years,  and  eighty  pounds  after  the  settlement  was  paid.  Pos- 
sibly Mr.  Parsons'  health  had  put  the  parish  to  some  expense, 
for  a  proviso  is  added  that  if  it  became  needful  to  hire  assist- 
ance the  salary  should  be  cut  down  one-half. 

The  Rev.  Joel  West  was  the  oldest  child  of  Captain  Samuel 
and  Sarah  (Hunt)  West,  and  was  born  March  12,  1766,  in 
that  part  of  Lebanon  then  known  as  "  The  Crank,"  and  which 
was  in  1800  incorporated  as  the  town  of  Columbia.  He  grad- 
uated from  Dartmouth  College  in  1789,  and  studied  divinity 
under  Rev.  David  McClure,  of  South  Windsor,  where  he  united 
with  the  church  on  confession  of  faith  in  1790.  He  was  licensed 
to  preach  November  18,  1790,  and  was  ordained  the  third  pas- 
tor of  this  church  0(?tober  17,  1792.  His  emigrant  ancestor 
was  Francis  West,  born  in  1606,  in  Salisbury,  Eng.,  and  was 
in  the  line  of  John  and  Priscilla  Alden  of  the  ' '  Mayflower ' ' 
company.  March  11,  1794,  he  married  Elizabeth,  the  daughter 
of  the  Rev.  Thomas  and  Eunice  (Eathrop)  Brock  way,  w^ho  was 
born  November  28,  1774,  and  died  September  28,  1853.  It  is 
related  that  he  brought  his  bride  home  in  a  carriage,  the  first 
that  had  been  seen  in  the  place,  and  this  with  the  facft  that 
she  had  the  first  carpet,  awakened  both  curiosity  and  env3^ 
Eleven  children  were  born  to  them;  descendants  of  whom  are 
still  members  of  this  church,  and  proofs  of  the  vitality  of  the 
"Mayflower"  blood,  than  which  no  one  can  boast  a  nobler 
heraldry. 

Mr.  West  was  a  man  of  sunn}^  and  hopeful  disposition,  and 
was  greatly  beloved  by  this  people.  Especially  during  the  first 
part  of  the  pastorate  religion  was  at  a  low  ebb.  For  years 
there  was  not  a  member  of  the  church  upon  whom  he  could 
call  for  a  public  prayer.  There  were  a  few  faithful  women. 
Many  withdrew  from  the  society  by  certificate.  The  half- 
way covenant  was  working  out  its  inevitable  results.  But  the 
faithful  pastor  labored  on  and  better  days  came.      "  The  Great 


1 8  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

Revival  "  as  it  was  called  of  iSiS  and  1S19  followed,  and  it  was 
indeed  a  "New  Way"  throughout  New  England.  Taxation 
for  the  support  of  the  church  was  gradually  done  away  with. 
The  flood  of  infidelity  which  had  swept  over  the  countr}^  was 
stayed.  The  standard  of  church  membership  was  raised. 
Fifty-two  were  admitted  to  the  church,  among  them  strong 
men,  pillars  in  the  church,  of  mighty  influence  in  the  whole 
community.  I  ma}-  mention  in  this  list  Sparrow  Smith,  Elea- 
zur  Veazey,  David  Buell,  Lazarus  Watrous,  Nathaniel  C.  Smith, 
Willard  Sears,  Horace  Clark,  and  Diodate  D.  West. 

As  indicative  of  the  feeling  of  church  union  then  prevalent 
the  following  vote  of  March,  1819,  is  interesting:  "That  the 
several  brethren  might  be  at  liberty  to  invite  to  our  communion 
a  friend  belonging  to  another  denomination  of  Christians,  if  he 
had  a  desire  for  it." 

After  a  pastorate  of  thirty-four  years,  the  Rev.  Joel  We.st 
died  suddenly,  Odlober  26,  1826,  in  the  sixtieth  year  of  his 
age.  He  w^as  buried  in  Eakeview  Cemetery,  only  a  short  dis- 
tance from  his  residence,  the  house  in  which  his  son,  Diodate 
B.  West,  always  lived,  and  now  occupied  by  his  granddaugh- 
ters, the  Misses  Mary  A.  and  Julia  A.  West. 

Childrkn  of  Rev.  Joel  West. 
Nancy  Brockway,  born  Oct.  28,  1795;  died  Nov.  15,  1795. 
Brackett,  born  Feb.  21,  1797;  died  March  4,  1797. 
Diodate  Brockway,  born  July  20,  1798. 
Eveline  Orvilla,  born  May  19,  1800. 

Delia  Elliott,  born  April  21,  1S04;  married  J.  \V.  B.  Smith. 
Betsey  Emeline,  born  Sept.  11,  1S06;   married  Justin  Dickinson. 
Brackett  Mortimer,  born  Sept.  4,  iSoS. 

Alice  Amanda,  born  April  13,  1810;  died  October  29,  1841. 
Maranda  Matilda,  born  Oct.  31,  1812;  married  Erastus  Day,  of  Colchester. 
Chittenden  Griswold,  born  1S14;  died  Nov.  5,  1814. 
Samuel  Wales,  born  Dec.  3,  181 5;  died  Jan.  22,  1846. 
Stiles  Davenport,  born  Oct.,  1818;  died  Dec.  4,  181S. 

Deacon  D.  B.  West  united  with  the  church  July  4,  18 19,  and 
was  ele(5led  deacon  December  11,  1823.  He  died  June  14, 
1S81,  being  eighty-three  years  old,  having  been  a  member  of 
the  church  sixty-two  years  and  an  officer  fifty-eight  years — a 
very  remarkable  record. 

The  first  deacons  of  the  church  were  Ebenezer  Clark,  John 
Clark,  and  Isaac  Smith.      (See  appendix.  ) 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  1 9 

The  members  of  the  association  supplied  the  pulpit  for  some 
time  in  aid  of  Mrs.  West.  But  church  affairs  were  evidently 
less  prosperous,  for  help  was  received  during  the  next  year 
from  the  Missionary  Society  of  Connecticut,  and  Rev.  William 
Case,  of  Chester,  writing  to  Dr.  Leonard  Bacon,  at  that  time 
the  secretary,  says:  "Aid  from  your  society  will  probably  be 
the  means  of  saving  them  from  an  entire  deprivation  of  the 
privilege  of  the  gospel."  The  grand  list  of  the  communit}^ 
was  then  $6,481,  viz.,  Baptists  $546,  Methodists  $570,  Con- 
gregationalists  $2,468,  with  no  society  $2,895.  The  pjopulation 
was  about  1,000. 

March  14,  1828,  it  w^as  voted  that  "the  members  of  this 
meeting  feel  a  willingness  to  settle  the  Reverend  Timothy 
Stone  in  the  work  of  the  ministry  if  they  can  obtain  the  sum  of 
ninet3'-six  dollars  from  the  domestick  Missionary  Society,  and 
raise  a  sufficient  sum  by  subscription  to  pay  him  his  salary." 
Deacon  Warren  A.  Skinner  was  appointed  a  committee  to 
secure  this  aid,  and  his  letter  to  Dr.  Bacon  says:  "By  the 
utmost  exertions  we  shall  raise  two  hundred  and  ten  or  twenty 
dollars.  With  this  and  the  aid  of  $96  a  year  for  five  years  we 
shall  be  able  to  settle  the  Rev.  Timothy  Stone."  Mr.  Stone's 
salary  was  fixed  at  three  hundred  dollars. 

The  Rev.  Timothy  Stone  was  born  in  Goshen,  in  the  town  of 
Lebanon,  May  29,  1774,  where  his  father,  of  the  same  name, 
was  pastor  from  1766  till  his  death  in  1797.  His  mother  was 
Eunice,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  vSolomon  Williams.  At  the  age 
of  thirteen,  while  preparing  for  college,  he  suffered  a  stroke  of 
paralysis  from  which  his  organs  of  speech  never  fulh'  recov- 
ered. For  this  reason  he  studied  for  .some  time  the  art  of 
painting  with  the  celebrated  John  Trumbull,  also  a  native  of 
Lebanon.  Afterward,  becoming  a  subjecl  of  Divine  Grace,  he 
resolved  to  enter  the  ministry,  and  placed  himself  under  the 
instruction  of  President  Dwight  and  lived  in  his  family.  No- 
vember 20,  1803,  he  was  ordained  pastor  of  the  church  in 
South  Cornwall.  In  1804  Yale  conferred  upon  him  the  degree 
of  M.  A.  x\fter  a  pastorate  of  nearl}-  twenty-five  years  he  was 
dismissed,  and  installed  pastor  here  June  4,  1828. 

Mr.  Stone's  letters  to  the  Missionary  Society  give  various 
facls  of  interest.  It  would  appear  that  the  first  vSabbath 
School  was  begun  during  1828,  and  that  in  the  same  year  a 


20  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

temperance  society  was  formed.  During  a  revival  in  1829, 
"more  than  sixty,  including  all  classes  and  denominations,  are 
now  indulging  a  hope  of  regeneration."  In  1830  he  writes  it 
is  "becoming  more  and  more  manifest"  that  the  "church 
could  not  prosper  on  union  principles."  In  1831,  that  "fif- 
teen years  ago  the  Baptists  threatened  to  swallow  up  the  Con- 
gregational Church."  In  the  same  letter:  "  my  good  members 
and  my  deacons  have  been  too  fond  of  mingling  with  the 
Methodists  in  their  meetings,  allured  by  the  cheering  sound 
of  Christian  union."  Also  he  saw  that  he  "damped  their 
devotion ' '  by  discountenancing  women  taking  part  in  prayer 
meetings  and  by  insisting  upon  the  direction  of  the  meetings. 
The  "ardent  brethren"  evidently'  made  it  somewhat  uncom- 
fortable for  the  pastor,  and  he  was  dismissed  February  7,  1832, 
being  "  cordiall}^  recommended  as  a  faithful  and  worthy  min- 
ister of  Christ  to  confidence  and  employment." 

Mr.  Stone  was  a  man  of  great  simplicity  of  character  and 
singleness  of  purpose.  Owing  to  the  ill-health  of  his  wife  she 
did  not  remove  from  South  Cornwall,  and  after  his  dismission 
he  returned  there,  where  he  died  April  14,  1852,  being  held  in 
high  respect  by  all.  The  Rev.  Timothy  Dwight  Porter  Stone, 
late  of  Springfield,  was  his  son. 

It  is  very  interesting  to  remember  that  we  have  two  living 
representatives  of  Mr.  Stone's  pastorate — Mr.  John  William 
Burke  Smith  and  Mrs.  Alice  S.  (Bevin)  Child,  who  united 
with  the  church  in  1833  —  sixty-five  years  ago!  Mr.  David 
Watson  Watrous  and  Mrs.  Laura  A.  (Markham)  Skinner  are 
next  in  age,  having  united  with  the  church  in  1842  during 
the  pastorate  of  Mr.  Smith.  Mrs.  Amanda  M.  Clarke,  Mrs. 
Belinda  Bevin  Veazey,  and  Mrs.  Ameha  A.  Watrous  have 
also  been  members  for  more  than  fifty  years,  having  united 
with  the  church  in  1846,  while  the  Rev.  William  Russell  was 
pastor. 

Questions  of  Old  School  and  New  School — East  Windsor  or 
New  Haven — began  about  this  time  to  agitate  the  theologians. 
Samuel  Ives  Curtis  was  employed  to  supply  the  vacant  church. 
Middlesex  Consociation  was  Old  School  and  Mr.  Curtis  had 
graduated  from  New  Haven.  Mr.  Parsons,  of  East  Haddam, 
and  Dr.  Harvey,  of  Westchester,  were  champions  of  the  "  faith 
once  delivered  to  the  saints"  on  East  Windsor  Hill,  but  not  to 


REV.  SAMUEL  I.  CURTIS, 
Pastor,  1S32-1837. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  21 

Dr.  Taylor  at  New  Haven !  Middlesex  Consociation  was  true 
to  its  convicftious  and  refused  ordination;  the  church  was  true 
to  its  purpose  and  called  a  council,  which  ordained  Mr.  Curtis, 
the  fifth  pastor. 

Samuel  Ives  Curtis,  the  son  of  Ivah  and  Hannah  (Ives) 
Curtis,  was  born  in  Meriden,  March  5,  1S03;  Yale  Seminary, 
1829-32;  approbated  to  preach  by  New  Haven  East  Association, 
1 83 1,  and  ordained  here  November  i,  1832.  He  was  dismissed 
November  21,  1837.  Served  the  church  at  North  Woodstock 
about  two  years,  when  he  was  called  to  the  church  in  Union 
in  April,  1839,  and  was  installed  there  April  12,  1843,  remain- 
ing as  pastor  till  his  death,  March  26,  1880. 

October  2,  1832,  he  married  Rebecca  T.  Hough,  of  Walling- 
ford,  who  with  her  daughter  Ann  was  killed  by  lightning  in 
her  home  in  Union,  Fast  Day,  March  25,  1842.  Her  son,  Rev. 
George  Curtis,  is  pastor  at  Mayville,  North  Dakota.  His 
second  wife  was  Eliza,  the  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Jesse  Ives, 
one  of  the  first  pastors  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  Mon- 
son,  Mass.  Their  onlj^  child  was  Samuel  Ives  Curtis,  Jr., 
born  February  5,  1S44;  Amherst,  1S67;  and  now  Professor  of 
Biblical  Literature  in  Chicago  Theological  Semrnary.  His  third 
wife  was  the  granddaughter  of  the  Rev.  Daniel  Grosvenor. 

It  was  during  this  pastorate  that  the  square  pews  were  re- 
moved from  the  church.     There  was  a  marked  revival  during 

1833- 

After  an  interim  of  six  months  the  Rev.  Rufus  Smith  began 
to  supply,  June  10,  1838,  and  "an  ecclesiastical  council  was 
convened  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Harvey  Arnold,  September  18, 
1838,"  and  after  "a  thorough  examination"  it  was  voted  to 
proceed  with  the  ordination  exercises  on  the  following  day. 
He  was  the  son  of  Matthew  and  Anna  (Strickland)  Smith,  of 
Chaplin,  Conn.,  and  was  born  x\pril  26,  1795.  He  was  for  a 
time  a  physician  in  Griswold,  afterward  studied  theology  at 
Yale,  and  was  approbated  to  preach  by  the  New  London  Asso- 
ciation, May  30,  1836. 

He  was  a  stricl  disciplinarian  and  had  high  views  of  the 
powers  of  a  pastor.  His  formula  for  the  pra^^er  meeting  was: 
"Brother  West,  will  you  pra}-?  Brother  Skinner,  will  j'ou 
remark?"  Deacon  West  told  me  that  upon  returning  from  a 
meeting  at  Wethersfield  he  kneeled  down  to  pray  in  a  prayer 


22  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

meeting  without  being  called  upon  by  Mr.  Smith,  but  wa.s  at 
once  stopped  with  the  decided  remark,  "  I  must  have  order  in 
my  meetings."  I  have  been  also  told  that  Mr.  Smith  asked 
the  brethren  to  meet  him  at  the  Arnold  house  where  he  lived, 
a  certain  Sunday  noontime,  with  the  remark,  "  I  want  to  con- 
sult with  you,  but  I  shall  do  as  1  choose  in  the  matter!"  He 
w^as  gr'eatly  troubled  by  Abby  Kell}'  and  "her  followers." 
And  no  doubt  he  had  just  cause.  In  closing  his  report  to  the 
Missionary  Society  he  says,  "  This  will  be  a  good  society:  when, 
the  Lord  only  knows!"  Two  years  later  he  writes,  "  In  degree, 
the  susceptibilities  of  this  people  to  novelty  and  ultraism  are 
certainly  unusual.  The  wisdom  of  Solomon  and  the  strength 
of  Samson  would  not  hold  them  with  bit  and  bridle."  Poor 
man,  how  little  he  understood  human  nature!  In  1842  he 
reports  that  they  had  almost  succeeded  in  raising  funds  to 
build  a  new  church.  In  1844  he  is  more  hopeful,  and  believes 
the  society  will  be  able  to  get  along  without  aid  and  also  build 
a  church.  Ill  health  and  the  evident  fridlion  between  himself 
and  certain  members  of  the  church  induced  him  to  ask  for  a 
dismission,  which  was  granted  June  24,  1845.  He  had  no 
other  pastorate,  and  died  in  East  Hartford,  June  i,  1854. 

Although  there  are  these  recollections  and  records  which 
cause  us  to  smile,  his  seven  years'  pastorate  was  evidentl)^  pro- 
du(5live  of  blessing  and  helpfulness.  There  was  need  doubtless 
of  a  strong  hand  and  a  firm  loyalty  to  Congregational  principles 
and  methods.  And  it  should  be  remembered  that  the  church 
has  never  after  this  needed  aid  from  the  Missionary  Society. 
The  whole  amount  granted  between  1827  and  1844  was  $1,339. 
The  offerings  to  Home  Missions  from  this  church  have  been 
more  than  twice  the  amount  of  aid  rendered,  while  the  total 
charities  are  more  than  nine  times  that  amount. 

Early  in  October,  1845,  the  Rev.  William  Russell,  son  of 
Alden  and  Sarah  (Andrews)  Russell,  and  great-great-grandson 
of  the  Rev.  John  Norton,*  the  first  pastor,  began  his  work 


*  Rev.  John  Norton  married  Eunice  Hitchcock. 

Son,  John  Norton,  Jr.,  married  Ede  Clark. 

Daughter,  Sarah  Norton,  married  Elizur  Andrews. 

Daughter,  Sarah  Andrews,  married  Alden  Russell. 

Son,  William  Russell,  married,  May  lo,  1842,  Sarah  Elizabeth  Brown,  of  New 
Haven.  Children:  Hattie  Hamlin,  born  March  i,  1S44;  Sarah  Norton,  born  July  6, 
1847;  Minnie  Williams,  born  November  22,  1851. 


REV.  LEUMAS  H.  PEASE, 

Acting  Pastor,  1S56-1S58. 


CONGREGATIONAI^  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  23 

here  and  was  installed  the  seventh  pastor,  Ocftober  14,  1846. 
He  was  born  in  Stratford,  Conn.,  February  15,  1815;  Yale, 
1837;  Yale  Divinity  School,  1841;  and  was  ordained  pastor  at 
Wakeman,  Ohio,  December  i,  1842.  Difficulties  arose  regard- 
ing the  location  of  the  new  church,  and  at  his  request  he  was 
dismissed  Oclober  11,  1855.  He  was  pastor  at  New  Ipswich, 
N.  H.,  for  three  years,  and  preached  at  Sherman,  Conn.,  from 
i860  to  1862.  Because  of  a  severe  asthmatic  trouble,  he  relin- 
quished further  ministerial  service  and  obtained  a  clerkship  in 
the  Treasury  Department  at  Washington,  where  he  remained 
till  1 886,  and  died  in  Washington,  March  17,  1889. 

The  Rev.  lycumas  Hoyt  Pease,  born  in  Colebrook,  Conn., 
January  20,  181 1,  supplied  about  a  year  and  a  third  between 
1856  and  1858.  During  the  war  (  1861-1865)  he  was  chaplain 
of  Ellsworth's  Avengers  (a  New  York  regiment),  and  was  also 
in  the  Christian  Commission.  From  1865  till  his  death.  May 
20,  1887,  he  was  seamen's  chaplain  at  New  Orleans,  and  made 
frequent  visits  here,  at  which  time  it  was  often  the  custom  of 
the  Sunday  School  to  present  him  with  a  National  flag  for  his 
Bethel.  His  strong  individuality  and  kindly  disposition  will 
make  him  long  remembered. 

Many  candidates  were  heard  and  several  calls  were  extended 
before  November  24,  1859,  when  a  unanimous  call  was  ex- 
tended to  the  Rev.  Henry  Alanson  Rus.sell,  who  was  installed 
the  eighth  pastor,  December  14,  1859.  He  was  born  in  Pros- 
pecfl,  Conn.,  August  14,  1826;  Yale  Divinity  School,  1853; 
ordained  pastor  of  the  First  Church,  Winsted,  April  19,  1854, 
and  was  dismissed  from  that  church  August  25,  1858.  After 
a  pastorate  of  four  and  one-half  years  he  was  dismissed  June 
28,  1865,  and  served  the  churches  in  Centerbrook  and  Cole- 
brook,  Conn.;  Moers,  N.  Y.;  and  Cabot,  Vt.,  and  is  now  resid- 
ing in  Winsted  in  honored  old  age. 

Another  marked  figure  in  the  pulpit  of  this  church  was  the 
Rev.  Gustavus  Dorman  Pike,  who  was  here  about  two  years, 
but  made  many  visits  to  the  place  during  his  employment  by 
the  American  Missioiiary  Association.  He  was  born  in  Tops- 
field,  Mass.,  August  6,  1831;  Dartmouth,  1858;  Andover,  1861; 
ordained  pastor  of  the  Olivet  Street  Church,  Nashua,  N.  H., 
April  23,  1862.  He  traveled  extensively  with  the  Fisk  Jubilee 
Singers  in  their  campaigns  which  secured  over  $70,000.      He 


24  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

died  in  Hartford,  January  29,  1885.  His  quaint  and  racy  words 
will  not  soon  be  forgotten. 

The  ninth  pastor  was  the  Rev.  George  Whitefield  Andrews, 
born  in  Wayne,  Ohio,  February  4,  1833;  Oberlin,  1858;  Ando- 
ver,  1867;  ordained  pastor  of  this  church,  November  13,  1867. 
At  his  request  he  was  released  from  pastoral  duties,  November 
14,  1870,  that  he  might  go  south  for  his  health.  He  was  after- 
ward formally  dismissed  by  the  Consociation,  and  remained  in 
the  emplo}^  of  the  American  Missionary  Association.  He  is 
now  Professor  of  Theology  in  Talladega  College,  greatly  hon- 
ored and  beloved.  It  was  during  this  pastorate,  in  1866,  that 
the  parsonage  was  built  (at  a  cost  of  $3,000). 

Rev.  Burritt  Augustus  Smith,  born  in  Oxford,  Conn. ,  August 
4,  1820;  Yale,  1843;  preached  for  three  years,  and  a  half  till 
April,  1874.  After  teaching  in  Middletown  from  1875  to  1883, 
he  removed  to  Worcester,  Mass.,  and  died  there  June  16,  1899. 

The  tenth  pastor,  Rev.  Joel  Stone  Ives,  began  May  17,  1874, 
and  was  ordained  September  29,  1874.  He  was  born  in  Cole- 
brook,  Conn.,  December  5,  1847,  the  son  of  Rev.  Alfred  E.  and 
Harriet  (Stone)  Ives;  Amherst,  1870;  Yale  Divinity  School, 
1874.  After  being  dismissed  0(ftober  31,  1883,  he  was  in- 
stalled at  Stratford,  Conn.,  November  20,  1883,  and  was  dis- 
missed October  31,  1899,  to  accept  the  ofhce  of  Secretary  of  the 
Missionary  Society  of  Connecticut. 

Rev.  Edward  Payson  Root,  born  in  Montague,  Mass.,  August 
4,  1844;  Amherst,  1871;  Yale  Divinity  School,  1875;  ordained 
pastor  at  Hampden,  Mass.,  June  i,  1876;  dismissed  December 
28,  1883;  was  installed  the  eleventh  pastor,  Februarj^  7,  1884. 
Being  dismissed  in  1891  because  of  ill  health,  he  has  since 
supplied  churches  in  Colorado.  Odlober  19,  1887,  the  Young 
People's  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor  was  formed  with  Mr. 
Root  as  president. 

From  June,  1891,  to  May,  1893,  Rev.  Henry  Holmes,  born 
in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  June  30,  1861,  studied  at  Carlton  College 
three  years,  and  graduated  at  Hartford  Seminary,  1892,  served 
the  church  and  was  ordained  June  7,  1S92.  He  has  been  pastor 
at  Wauwatosa,  Wis.,  since  1893. 

Rev.  Christopher  W.  Collier,  born  at  Westbury,  Wiltshire, 
England,  February  23,  1866;  Williams,  1892;  Harvard,  1893; 
Yale  Divinity  School,    1896,  w^as  ordained  at   North  Adams, 


REV.  BURRITT  A.  SMITH, 
Acting  Pastor,  1S70-1874. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  25 

Mass.,  January  3,  1894.  Ailing  pastor  of  this  church  from 
November,  1893,  to  October,  1897,  when  he  was  dismissed  for 
the  purpose  of  further  stud}^  in  Germany,  and  we  are  glad  to 
liave  him  with  us  to-day. 

The  church  is  now  acceptably  supplied  by  the  Rev.  William 
Slade,  who  was  born  in  Thetford,  Vt.,  December  13,  1856; 
Dartmouth,  1884;  Andover,  1887;  ordained  pastor  at  West 
Newbury,  Mass.,  September  18,  1888;  pastor  at  Williamstown, 
Mass.,  six  years;  beginning  service  here  in  Ocftober,  1897. 

It  would  be  impossible  to  give  a  complete  record  of  the  church 
membership.  In  1792,  there  were  45  males  and  59  females, 
total  104;  in  1S18,  the  number  had  fallen  to  55;  but  52  were 
added  in  1819;  in  1833,  the  number  was  74;  in  1856,  there 
were  68  members.  During  the  last  64  years  there  have  been 
419  additions — just  100  were  received  to  the  church  in  1S74-83; 
the  number  last  January  is  262,  and  during  the  150  years  the 
grand  total  is  probably  above  700. 

A  few  Baptist  families  moved  here  in  1775,  a  church  was 
organized  September  10,  1784,  and  a  building  was  eredled  on 
the  corner  southwest  of  this  church,  but  it  has  long  since  been 
removed. 

Rev.  Joel  McKee  began  to  hold  Methodist  services  about  the 
year  18 17.  In  1830  a  meeting  house  was  built  on  Miller's  Hill; 
in  1850  the  building  now  standing  near  the  railroad  was  erected, 
and  the  edifice  now  in  use  was  built  in  1875. 

The  Catholics  have  held  services  for  more  than  thirty  years, 
and  have  recently  built  a  commodious  place  of  worship  on 
Bevin  Hill. 

The  Swedes  within  a  few  months  have  come  into  possession 
of  the  building  formerly  owned  by  the  Union  Congregational 
Church,  where  the  Lutheran  forms  of  service  will  be  observed. 

The  location  of  the  present  church  building  was  the  result  of 
much  discussion,  and  even  after  its  completion  there  was  not 
satisfaction  with  the  result,  so  that,  together  with  other  causes 
which  obtained  in  the  community,  the  Union  Church  was 
organized  in  1856,  twenty-five  members  being  dismissed  from 
this  church  September  5th,  and  for  more  than  twenty  years 
maintained  a  vigorous  life,  and  not  a  few  of  the  useful  workers 
in  this  and  the  Methodist  churches  were  once  members  of  the 
Union  Church. 


26  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

It  is  an  interesting  record  that  up  to  the  close  of  the  last 
century  the  ecclesiastical  society  had  charge  of  the  schools. 
In  1754,  it  was  voted  to  lay  a  tax  and  "  Sargeant "  Cook, 
Joseph  Parke,  and  William  Bevin  were  appointed  a  committee. 
In  1758,  the  school  was  kept  in  the  house  of  Jo.seph  Parke  on 
Bevin  Hill.  In  1796,  a  separate  school  organization  seems  to 
have  been  formed. 

December  20,  1750,  Captain  Ebenezer  Clark  being  modera- 
tor, the  society  voted  "to  build  a  meeting  house  for  divine 
worship,  two-thirds  of  the  qualified  voters  being  present,"  of 
the  following  dimensions,  "46  feet  long,  36  feet  in  width,  and 
22  feet  between  joints."  The  question  of  location  was  not 
easily  solved.  Petitions  to  "affix  a  place  for  a  meeting  house 
for  divine  worship  "  were  sent  up  in  1751  and  in  1752.  The 
location  agreed  upon  was  near  the  present  site,  but  it  is  uncer- 
tain when  the  building  was  first  occupied.  The  last  vote  on 
record,  for  payment  for  the  use  of  a  private  house  "  to  meet  in 
on  the  Sabbath,"  is  December  15,  1755;  when  it  was  also  voted 
to  make  a  rate  of  twelve  hundred  pounds  to  pay  the  charges 
already  laid  out  on  the  meeting  hou.se  and  to  provide  pnlpit, 
doors,  sashes,  and  glass,  "and  set  said  glass."  The  first  vote 
to  seat  the  meeting  house  is  July  8,  1762.  And  any  men  who 
would  assume  such  a  delicate  duty  should  have  their  names  on 
record.  They  were  Isaac  Smith,  Deacon  John  Clark,  Lieu- 
tenant Stephen  Olmstead,  Captain  Abijah  Hall,  and  Ensign 
Silas  Dunham. 

There  were  at  first  the  square  pews,  galleries  on  the  east, 
south,  and  west  sides,  with  the  pulpit  and  its  sounding  board 
on  the  north,  under  which  were  the  seats  for  the  deacons. 
The  3^oung  men  from  twenty  years  and  upward  and  the  youpg 
w^omen  from  eighteen  3'ears  and  upward — when  would  they 
cease  to  be  young  women? — were  assigned  to  the  galleries. 

This  building  became  dilapidated  during  its  century  of  use, 
and  was  injured  by  fire  on  the  night  of  January  9,  1854. 
Seven  years  previously  a  special  meeting,  of  which  Lazarus 
Watrous  was  moderator,  voted  to  build  a  new  church,  if  suf- 
ficient funds  could  be  obtained.  Samuel  Skinner,  Timothy  R. 
Markham,  Amos  Clark,  and  Amiel  Abell  were  appointed  a 
committee  thereto.  Again  the  difficulty  of  location  arose,  nor 
is  it  hard  to  see  why  there  should  have  been  decided  differences 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  27 

of  opinion.  In  October,  1849,  the  question  was  left  to  a  com- 
mittee. The  fire  settled  the  matter  that  something  must  be 
done,  and  March  4,  1854,  the  majority  decided  to  build  on  the 
old  location,  appointing  Hiram  Veazey,  Amiel  Abell,  Timothy 
R.  Markham,  Stephen  G.  Sears,  Alfred  Williams,  Abner  G. 
Bevin,  Amos  Clark,  Alexander  N.  Niles,  and  Henry  Skinner 
the  building  committee.  January  2,  1855,  it  was  voted  "that 
the  meeting  house  be  now  received  into  the  hands  of  the 
society."  During  1S74  the  pulpit  was  replaced  by  a  desk  and 
platform,  the  prayer  meeting  room  was  improved,  and  in  188 1 
nearly  $1,500  were  expended  in  extensive  repairs  and  improve- 
ments. Funds  are  in  hand  toward  the  building  of  a  chapel, 
which  has  always  been  an  especial  need  of  the  church.  It  is 
worthy  of  note  that  eleclric  lights  were  placed  in  the  church 
last  spring. 

Early  action  was  taken  in  reference  to  music.  May  15,  1760, 
it  was  voted,  "Captain  Jonathan  Alvord — chosen  to  sett  the 
psalm. ' '  Also,  ' '  Seth  Alvord  chosen  quorister. "  "  November 
ye  27th,  1762,  voted  to  sing  Watts'  Varshon  the  whole  of  the 
time."  Robert  Shattock,  Titus  Carrier,  and  Bryan  Parnielee 
are  also  chosen  "  quoristers."  In  1791  eighteen  were  thus 
chosen.  A  pitch  pipe  furnished  the  key.  This  was  a  small 
wooden  instrument,  in  shape  something  like  a  long  narrow 
book,  with  a  mouthpiece  at  one  corner  and  on  the  opposite 
edge  slides  marked  for  the  different  keys.  After  the  hymn 
was  announced,  the  chorister  gave  out  the  tune,  sounded  the 
pitch  pipe  and  raised  the  tune.  The  audience  would  then 
join  in  various  degrees  of  harmony.  Sometimes  the  pitch  pipe 
would  make  its  journey  quite  around  the  meeting  house  from 
one  chorister  to  another.  After  this  came  the  tuning  fork. 
Still  later  Silas  Hills  played  a  single  bass  viol,  and  about  1839 
William  F.  Clark  when  only  twelve  years  of  age  began  playing 
the  violin  in  the  church  services.  After  this  a  reed  instrument 
was  used,  and  the  present  pipe  organ  was  obtained  in  1866. 
For  some  time  previous  to  1854  Dr.  Nettleton's  Hymns  were 
used,  and  in  Odtober  of  that  year  "  Psalms  and  Hymns,"  recom- 
mended by  the  General  Association  in  1845,  was  adopted. 
Sunday,  May  9,  1875,  "Hymns  and  Songs  of  Praise,"  edited 
by  Drs.  Hitchcock,  Eddy,  and  Schaff,  was  used  for  the  first 
time.     This  has  now  given  place  to  the  "  Church  Hymnal." 


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CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


The  organization  of  this  church  was  just  as  the  country  was 
emerging  from  the  War  of  King  George  II.  Mr.  Norton  had 
suffered  a  year's  imprisonment  in  Canada.  Many,  doubtless, 
of  the  members  in  those  early  years  took  part  in  the  colonial 
wars,  but  they  left  no  record  except  the  military  titles  here  and 
there.  In  the  French  and  Indian  wars,  from  1755  to  1759,  the 
following  names  deserve  mention,  being  more  than  one-third 
of  the  members  known  to  have  served  from  East  Middletown: 


Benjamin  Goff, 
Josiah  Caswell, 
Joshua  Bailey, 
Bryan  Parmelee, 
Stephen  Ackley, 
Joseph  Smith, 
James  Bailey, 
Michael  Smith, 


Satnuel  Goff, 
Elkanah  Sears, 
William  White, 
Stephen  Ivnowlton, 
Titus  Carrier, 
John  Norton, 
Moses  Freeman, 
John  Hailing, 


James  Webb, 
James  Bill, 
Recompense  Bailey, 
Daniel  Hills, 
Simeon  Young, 
Marcus  Cole, 
Simeon  Freeman. 


And,  also,  as  serving  under  Captain  Savage  in  1755:  John 
Bevin,  Josiah  Cook,  Amos  Dewey,  Thomas  Shepard;  and 
Lemuel  Shurtleff,  Samuel  Mott,  and  Abner  Norket,  under 
Captain  Champion. 

During  Mr.  Norton's  pastorate  the  Revolutionary  War  began, 
and  only  age  prevented  him  from  participating  in  it.  The 
train-band  under  Captain  Silas  Dunham  started  at  once  to 
relieve  the  beleaguered  citizens  of  Boston,  but  returned  after 
five  days'  absence.  The  second  of^cer  in  this  company  was 
Lieutenant  Timothy  Percival,  who  lived  within  the  borders  of 
Middle  Haddam  parish,  but  in  1767  was  set  off  to  this  parish 
for  his  convenience  in  attending  church.  Benjamin  Kneeland 
was  ensign  and  Marcus  Cole  clerk  or  orderly  sergeant.  Other 
names  in  this  roll  of  honor  are: 


Stephen  Olmsted, 
Ralph  Smith, 
Samuel  Kilbourn, 
Samuel  Hill, 
Daniel  Hill, 
Caleb  Cook, 
John  Johnson, 
Nehemiah  Day, 
Sylvanus  Freeman, 
William  White, 
Samuel  Sexton, 


Benjamin  I-Cneeland, 
Thomas  Hill, 
Daniel  Clark, 
Amos  Clark, 
Elijah  Clark, 
Samuel  Freeman, 
Hezekiah  Goff, 
William  Bevin, 
Daniel  Park, 
Elijah  Bailey, 
Daniel  Mackall, 


Lazarus  Watrous, 
Nathaniel  Markham, 
Elisha  Cornwell, 
John  Norton, 
Ezra  Ackley, 
David  Cornwell, 
Ezra  Purple, 
Joshua  Bailey, 
James  Johnson,  Jr., 
Nathaniel  Garnsey, 
Ithamar  Pelton. 


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29 


To  this  roll  the  following  names  are  added  of  persons  who 
saw  more  or  less  acftive  service  during  that  trying  period,  but 
it  is  not  pretended  that  it  is  a  complete  list: 


Stephen  Ackley, 
Stephen  Ackley,  Jr., 
Hewitt  Alvord, 
Seth  Alvord, 
Ruel  Alvord, 
Soloman  Bailey, 
William  Barton, 
Samuel  Brown, 
Titus  Carrier,  Ensign, 
Aaron  Clark, 
Abner  Clark,  died, 
Stephen  Clark, 
David  Clark, 
Abner  Cole,  Lieut., 
Hendrick  Cole, 
Moses  Cole, 


Samuel  Cowdrey, 
Benjamin  Cobb, 
Joshua  Frank,  colored, 
John  Fuller, 
Stephen  Gates, 
Josiah  Goff, 
Samuel  Goff, 
Jabez  Hall, 
Isaac  Johnson, 
Daniel  Judd,  Jr., 
Tchabod  Lucas, 
John  Markham, 
Jacob  Norton,  died, 
Elias  Norton,  Surg.  Mate, 
Reuben  Norcott, 
William  Norcott, 


Sylvanus  Norcott, 
John  Park, 
Peter  Parker, 
Rowland  Percival, 
Randall  Shattuck, 
David  Sears, 
William  -Stoddard, 
Sparrow  Smith, 
Michael  Smith, 
Lemuel  West, 
Hopkins  West, 
John  West, 
John  Welsh, 
Joel  Wood, 
Philip  White, 
Thomas  White,  died. 


In  the  war  of  18 12,  the  only  member  of  this  church  known 
to  have  been  in  the  service  was  Warren  West. 

The  Civil  War,  while  it  called  for  a  less  sacrifice  in  num- 
bers, revealed  no  less  patriotism  and  valor.  The  names  of 
this  Grand  Army  of  the  RepubHc  who  have  been  members  of 
this  church  are  the  following: 


Abner  A.  Bevin,  1st  Lieut., 
William  H.  Bevin,  ist  Lieut., 
David  Strong,  ist  Lieut., 
James  M.  Moore,  2d  Lieut., 
Clark  Strong,  Adjutant, 
Lumas  H.  Pease,  Chaplain, 
John  W.  Skinner,  Drum  Major, 
Samuel  T.  Rodman, 
Stephen  R.  Demay, 


Alexander  E.  Ingraham, 
Osmer  C.  Hills, 
Henry  Snow, 
Gwinnett  Carpenter, 
Nelson  Flood, 
Lorenzo  D.  Rich, 
Henry  T.  Sellew, 
Horatio  D.  Chapman, 
D.  Carlos  Carpenter, 


Hubert  E.  Carpenter. 

In  all  these  trials  of  faith  the  women  were  no  less  patriotic 
and  self-sacrificing  than  the  men,  and  to  record  their  names 
would  be  to  make  a  record  of  the  membership  of  the  church. 
And  while  we  pray  for  the  triumph  of  the  Prince  of  Peace,  we 
can  see  that  in  this  world  of  partial  things  even  the  sword  may 
be  the  minister  of  righteousness  and  war  the  hastener  forward 
of  His  coming. 


30  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

East  Hampton  may  rejoice  not  only  that  it  has  the  Gospel 
preached  to  it,  but  that  it  has  preached  the  Gospel,  not  only  in 
the  lives  of  holy  men  and  holy  women,  whose  faith  and  alms 
come  up  as  a  memorial  before  God,  but  also  by  those,  whose 
names  we  mention,  who  have  given  themselves  distincftively  to 
the  heralding  of  the  Good  News.  The  Rev.  Howard  Norton 
Smith,-''  great-great-great-grandson  of  the  Rev.  John  Norton, 
born  December  16,  1858 — how  well  I  remember  the  day  he 
united  with  this  church,  Jul}'  12,  1874;  studied  at  Oberlin, 
1896;  ordained  at  Berea,  Ohio,  June  6,  1889;  pastor  at  Sara- 
toga Church,  Omaha,  Nebraska,  1889-91;  at  Rock  Springs, 
Wyoming,  1891-97;  and  at  San  Luis  Obispo,  California. 

Amasa  West,  born  August  15,  1775;  united  with  the  church 
in  1803;  studied  at  Williams;  studied  divinity;  taught  and 
preached  at  Jamestown,  N.  Y.;  approbated  to  preach  in  1815; 
preached  in  Ohio  and  Michigan;  died  in  Wisconsin  in  1850. 

Benjamin  Sears,  born  Feb.  10,  1771,  married  Ann  Bigelow, 
and  removed  to  Delaware,  Ohio.  Changing  his  views  of  the 
Christian  religion,  he  joined  the  Baptist  Church  and  devoted 
himself  to  the  ministry.  After  serving  the  church  in  Dela- 
ware for  some  years  he  received  an  appointment  as  missionar}^, 
and  with  his  two  sons,  John  and  Benjamin,  went  to  Fort 
Wayne,  Ind.,  where  he  aided  in  construdling  a  church,  the 
first  church  established  in  Indiana. 

Stephen  Olmsted,  Jr.,  the  son  of  Captain  Olmsted,  who  was 
buried  on  Miller's  Hill  in  the  same  plot  with  the  Rev.  John 
Norton,  was  born  in  this  parish,  and  for  forty  3'ears  was  a 
Baptist  clergyman  in  Schodack,  N.  Y.  Another  son,  Jona- 
than, liberally  endowed  Hamilton  College. 

John  W^atson  Alvord,  born  in  East  Hampton,  April  18,  1807; 
Oberlin,  1836;  for  a  long  time  was  secretar}'  of  the  American 
Tradl  Society. 

Time  would  fail  me  to  tell  the  whole  story.  Indeed,  I  sup- 
pose if  all  were  told  the  world  could  not  contain  the  books.  I 
have  tried  to  choose  the  most  important  facls.     But  it  is  always 

*  Rev.  John  Norton  married  Eunice  Hitchcock. 

Daughter,  Elizabeth  Norton,  married  Nathaniel  Clark. 
Daughter,  Eunice  Clark,  married  Sparrow  .Smith. 
Son,  Nathaniel  C.  Smith,  married  Charlotte  Strong. 
Son,  Henry  S.  Smith,  married  Helen  M.  Niles. 
Son,  Howard  N.  Smith. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  3  I 

sad,  as  Dr.  S.  Weir  Mitchell  says,  that  "  the  siftings  of  memory 
let  so  much  of  thought  and  feeling  escape"  that  we  keep  little 
more  than  the  barren  facls;  and  3'et,  as  he  says  again,  some 
things  live  for  us  "the  life  of  eternal  remembrance."  And 
there  is  an  encouragement  in  the  words  of  Bacon:  "  Industrious 
persons,  b}'  an  exa6l  and  scrupulous  diligence  and  observation, 
out  of  monimients,  names,  words,  proverbs,  traditions,  private 
records  and  evidences,  fragments  of  stories,  passages  of  books 
that  concern  not  stor}',  and  the  like,  do  save  and  recover  some- 
what from  the  deluge  of  time." 

Have  I  heard  someone  say  "the  former  days  were  better 
than  these ' '  ?  Sureh^  such  an  one  cannot  have  read  of  those 
former  daj^s.  All  honor  to  the  faith,  fidelity,  self-sacrifice,  cour- 
age, endurance,  accomplishment,  of  those  who  have  gone  before 
us.  We  are  their  debtors.  But  they  without  us  are  not  made 
perfect.  Ours  is  a  better  heritage — -as  much  better  as  the 
fulfillment  is  better  than  the  promise  —  the  fruition  than  the 
flowering.  The}^  laid  the  foundations  in  the  far-off  past — • 
those  noble  men  and  women,  who  had  such  "bad  rhoades  to 
travel  in"  that  they  were  ready  to  endure  hardness  for  the 
having  of  a  church  and  a  minister  of  their  own.  But  the 
temple  is  better  than  the  foundations.  And  in  the  larger  view 
of  the  Kingdom  of  God,  He  who  died  for  our  sins  sits  now  at 
the  right  hand  of  God,  "from  henceforth  expedling  until  he 
^nakes  his  enemies  the  footstool  of  his  feet. ' '  The  Expectant 
Christ  is  upon  the  Throne. 

We  look  across  the  landscape  and  only  the  tops  of  the  hills 
attract  our  vision.  In  the  backward  glance  of  history  it  is 
the  prominent  events  which  hold  our  attention.  Fortunately 
we  try  to  find  the  best  things  in  the  past  to  remember.  But 
it  we  stud}^  the  landscape  the  valleys  are  as  important  as  the 
mountains,  and  as  surely  as  the  universe  is  slowly  moving 
towards  its  great  center,  so  the  lives  of  men,  for  the  Cosmos 
is  made  up  of  particulars,  are  moving  toward  ' '  the  far-off, 
divine  event" — the  perfected  Kingdom  of  God. 

In  this  accomplishment  the  faithful  life  of  an  individual  is 
of  uncounted  worth,  by  how  much  more  the  one  hundred  and 
fifty  years  of  a  Christian  Church! 


32  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


A  Sketch  of  the  Life  of  the  Rev. 
John  Norton. 


Clo  the  ITTembers  of  ihe  (Eongrcaattotial  i£l]nrcb  in  tEast  Bampton  anb  tbetr 
^rienbs  asscmblcb  upon  tlie  (Due  liunbrcb  i:in'ii  ^iftictl]  clnntrcrsary 
of  its  0raanization,  Greeting: — 

TOUR  anniversary  committee  during  the  past  summer  ex- 
tended me  an  invitation  to  prepare  and  read  upon  this 
occasion  a  paper  relative  to  the  Hfe  and  labors  of  the 
first  settled  pastor  of  your  church  and  parish,  the  Rev.  Mr. 
John  Norton,  and  his  family.  Though  the  preparation  and 
reading  of  such  papers  was  somewhat  out  of  my  line  of  busi- 
ness, I  accepted  the  invitation  and  endeavored  to  obtain  from 
reliable  sources  all  the  information  respecting  them  that  was 
available.  That  this  paper  is  deficient  in  many  important 
particulars,  will  be  apparent  to  you  all,  but  the  deficiency  is 
entirely  due  to  the  loss  of  important  records  upon  those  points, 
as  every  possible  clue  that  gave  any  promise  of  throwing  any 
light  upon  the  subject  has  been  closely  followed,  either  by 
myself  or  some  of  his  descendants,  who  have  generously  given 
me  the  benefit  of  their  investigations,  and  to  whom  let  me 
here  express  my  sincere  and  heartfelt  thanks  for  the  kindly 
interest  they  have  taken  in  the  matter. 

Mr.  Norton  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Kensington,  in  the 
present  town  of  Berlin,  but  which  was  at  the  time  of  his  birth 
a  part  of  the  town  of  Farmington,  Conn.,  November  i6,  1715. 
He  was  the  fourth  son  and  child  of  John  and  Anna  (Thompson) 
Norton,  of  Kensington,  grandson  of  John  and  Ruth  (Moore) 
Norton,  of  Farmington,  and  great-grandson  of  John  and  Eliz- 
abeth ( -)   Norton,  whose  name  appears  upon   the  first 

page  of  the  first  book  of  records  of  the  town  of  Branford,  Conn., 
in  connection  with  the  sale  of  land,  and  who  was  one  of  the 
eighty-four  original  proprietors  of  that  township.  The  family 
is  of  Norman  descent,  and  the  first  of  the  name,  La  Seur  de 
Norville  (afterward  changed  to  Norton),  came  into  England 


ALONZO  CLARK, 

1822-1876. 

Sexton  of  the  Church  for  nearly  30  j^ears. 


MARTIN  L.   ROBERTS, 


HIRAM  BARTON, 

1799-1878. 

For  many  years  a  member  of  the  church 

choir.     Son  of  Wm.  Barton,  founder  of  the 

Bell  business,  IJast  Hampton's  principal 

industry. 


FRANCIS  GRISWOLD  EDGERTON,  M.  D., 
1797-1870. 
The  beloved  physician  who  for  more  than  40 
years   practiced   medicine   in    East   Hampton 
Parish  and  vicinity. 


CONGREGATIONAI,  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  33 

from  Normandy  in  1066  in  the  celebrated  filibustering  crew  of 
William  the  Conqueror  as  his  constable,  at  that  time  an  office 
of  high  military  rank.  The  place  to  which  the  family  traces 
its  planting  after  crossing  the  English  Channel  is  at  Sharp- 
enhow,  a  hamlet  of  Bedfordshire.  Mr.  Norton  was  of  the 
sixteenth  generation  that  have  been  definitely  traced  in  this 
country  and  England,  but  their  pedigree  has  been  questioned  so 
far  as  it  relates  to  some  of  the  early  families  in  England,  but 
of  its  correctness  in  relation  to  the  family  since  they  settled  in 
America,  there  can  be  no  doubt.  His  father  was  a  well-to-do 
farmer  and  resided  on  the  main  road  leading  from  Middletown 
to  Farmington,  near  what  is  known  as  Mill  River  crossing. 
He  is  sometimes  mentioned  in  the  Farmington  records  as  John 
Norton,  3d,  and  also  as  Sergeant  John  Norton,  which  fadl 
shows  that  he  held  that  rank  in  the  train-band,  as  the  militia 
was  at  that  time  designated.  The  ancestors  of  his  mother  were 
prominent  among  the  early  settlers  of  Hartford  and  Farming- 
ton.  No  materials  from  which  any  particulars  or  incidents 
relating  to  his  early  life  could  be  gathered  have  been  found, 
and  it  is  fair  to  presume  that  his  early  years  were  passed  amid 
such  scenes  as  were  common  to  the  youth  and  young  men  of 
that  period,  nearly  all  of  whom  were  compelled  by  the  mere 
force  of  circumstances  to  toil  early  and  late  upon  the  farm, 
which  was  the  main  dependence  of  the  people  of  that  time. 

He  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  the  class  of  1737,  being  at 
that  time  in  the  twenty-second  yesLV  of  his  age.  It  is  not  defi- 
nitely known,  but  the  probabilities  are  that  he  was  prepared 
to  enter  that  institution  by  the  Rev.  William  Burnham,  who 
at  that  time  was  the  pastor  of  his  native  parish.  He  studied 
theology  probably  at  Springfield,  Mass.,  as  the  records  of  that 
place  show  that  he  was  a  resident  there  soon  after  his  gradua- 
tion, but  the  name  of  his  tutor  has  not  been  ascertained.  He 
was  ordained  at  Deerfield,  Mass.,  on  the  25th  day  of  Novem- 
ber, 1 74 1,  as  the  pastor  of  a  church  that  day  organized  for  the 
parish  of  Fall  Town,  then  a  part  of  the  town  of  Deerfield,  but 
since  then  incorporated  as  a  separate  town  by  the  name  of 
Bernardston. 

Bernards-town  or  Bernardston  at  the  time  Mr.  Norton  was 
ordained  was,  as  has  just  been  mentioned,  called  Fall  Town. 
It  was  thus  designated  because  it  was  granted  to  the  soldiers 


34  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

or  the  descendants  of  those  soldiers  who  were  in  the  fight  with 
the  Indians  at  the  Great  Falls  in  the  Connedliciit  River,  May 
i8,  1676.  The  first  meeting  of  the  proprietors  of  this  township 
was  held  on  the  23d  of  September,  1741,  at  the  house  of  lyieut. 
Sheldon,  when  it  was  voted  to  invite  the  Rev.  John  Norton  to 
settle  in  the  ministry,  and  he  have  ^200  as  a  settlement,  half 
in  money,  half  in  work,  and  a  salary  of  ^130  for  the  first  five 
years,  afterward  to  be  increased  ^5  a  year  until  it  should 
amount  to  ^170.  Mr.  Norton  accepted  this  invitation,  and 
as  before  stated  was  ordained  on  the  25th  of  November, 
1741. 

The  Rev.  Jonathan  Ashley,  of  Deerfield,  preached  the  ordi- 
nation sermon  from  the  fifteenth  chapter  of  Romans  and  the 
thirtieth  verse:  "Now  I  beseech  you,  brethren,  for  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ's  sake  and  for  the  love  of  the  spirit,  that  ye  strive 
together  with  me  in  your  prayers  to  God  for  me. ' '  This  ser- 
mon was  printed  under  the  following  title,  which  was  taken 
from  a  fine  copy  in  the  possession  of  the  Connedlicut  Historical 
Society  at  Hartford: 

The  United  Endeavors  and  Earnest  Prayers  of 

Ministers  and  People  to  promote  the  great  Design  of  the  Ministry 

Recommended  in  a 

Sermon 

Preached  at  Deerfield  Nov.  25,  1741 

Upon  the  gathering  a  Church  for  Fall-Town  and  the  Ordination  of 

Mr.  John  Norton 

as  Pastor  to  the  Church  there 

By   Johnathan   Ashley   A.   M. 

and  Pastor  of  the  Church  in  Deerfield 

to  which  is  added 

The  charge  given  by  the  Reverend  Mr.  Benjamin  Doolittle 

and  a  Right  Hand  of  Fellowship  by  the  Reverend  Mr.  Joseph  Ashley 

Boston  Printed  by  S.  Kneeland  and  T.  Green 

in  Queenstreet  1742 

' '  Owing  to  the  unsettled  state  of  the  times ' '  and  the  fad; 
that  his  parish  w^as  situated  in  the  angle  between  the  military 
line  of  the  ConuecT:icut  and  that  of  the  Deerfield,  and  conse- 
quently his  parishioners  had  as  much  as  they  could  do  to  main- 
tain their  families  in  a  war  already  commenced,  and  raging  to 
that  extent  that  in  some  cases  the  women  were  necessitated 
to  bear  arms  in  defence  of  their  dwellings,  Mr.  Norton  labored 
among  them  but  about  four  j^ears,  when  he  was  dismissed,  and 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  35 

appointed  chaplain  to  the  hne  of  forts  that  had  been  recentlj- 
built  for  the  protection  of  the  inhabitants  living  upon  the  west- 
ern frontier  of  Massachusetts  from  the  ravages  of  the  French 
and  their  savage  Indian  allies. 

This  line  of  forts  consisted  of  "  Northfield,"  "  Fall  Town," 
"Colerain,"  "Fort  Shirley  in  the  Town  of  Heath,"  "Fort 
Pelham  in  the  Town  of  Rowe,"  "Fort  Massachusets  in  the 
town  of  Adams,"  and  the  soldiers  posted  at  the  "Collars," 
"  Shattuck's  Fort,"  "Rhodetown,"  and  "  New  Hampton,"  all 
under  the  command  of  Capt.  Ephraim  Williams,  the  illustrious 
founder  of  Williams  College  at  Williamstown,  Mass. 

He  entered  upon  the  service  of  chaplain  in  the  month  of 
February,  1746,  and  passed  his  time  in  one  or  the  other  of 
the  forts  just  mentioned,  as  his  sense  of  duty  to  each  garrison 
might  prompt  or  circumstances  permit.  His  wife  and  three 
small  children  resided  in  Fort  Shirley',  which  he  seems  to  have 
made  his  headquarters. 

He  was  at  Fort  Massachusetts  when  it  was  besieged  and 
captured  by  a  large  body  of  French  and  Indians,  in  August, 
1746,  and  was  taken  captive  with  the  rest  of  the  garrison  and 
carried  to  Quebec,  where  he  remained  about  a  year,  when  he 
was  exchanged  and  returned  to  Boston.  He  wrote  an  account 
of  the  siege  and  of  his  journey  to  Quebec,  his  captivity  and 
return,  which  he  entitled  "The  Redeemed  Captive,"  possibly 
after  a  memorable  precedent.     The  full  title  of  this  little  book 

is  as  follows: 

The  Redeemed  Cai'tive 

being  a  Narrative  of  the  taking  and  carrying  into  captivity 

The  Reverend  Mr.  John  Norton. 

When  Fort  Massachusetts  surrendered  to  a  large  body  of  French  and 

Indians,  Aug.  20,  1746,  with  a  particular  account  of  the  defence  made 

before  the  surrender  of  that  Fort  and  the  Articles  of  Capitulation  etc 

Together  with  an  account  both  entertaining  and  affecting  of  what  Mr. 

Norton  met  with  and  took  notice  of  in  his  traveling  to  and  while  in 

captivity  at  Canada  and  till  his  arrival  at  Boston,  on  Aug.  16,  1747. 

Written  by  himself. 

Jer.  21-4.  Thus  saith  the  Lord:  Behold  I  will  turn  back  the  weapons  of  war 
that  are  in  your  hand  wherewith  ye  fight  against  the  King  of  Babylon  and 
against  the'Chaldeans,  which  besiege  you  without  the  walls  I  will  assemble 
them  into  this  city. 

chap.  50-33.  The  Children  of  Israel  and  the  Children  of  Judah  were  op- 
pressed together  and  all  that  took  them  captives  held  them  fast,  they 
refused  to  let  them  go. 

Lam.  1-3.     Judah  is  gone  into  captivity  because  of  affliction. 
Neh.  7-6.     The.se  are  the  children  of  the  Province  that  went  up  out  of  the 
captivity  of  those  that  had  been  carried  awaj'. 

Boston  Printed  and  Sold  opposite  the  Prison  174S. 


36      CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

There  are  but  few  copies  of  the  original  edition  of  this  plain, 
unattradlive,  but  highl}'  interesting  narrative  of  the  dailj'  details 
of  his  captivit}'  in  existence,  and  they  are  in  the  possession  of 
public  and  historical  libraries.  The  only  copy  of  this  edition 
that  I  have  heard  of  being  for  sale  was  held  at  the  sum  of  $650. 
A  limited  edition  of  one  hundred  copies  was  reprinted  b}-  the 
late  Samuel  G.  Drake,  of  Boston,  in  1870,  to  which  he  added 
copious  notes,  and  that  edition  has  now  become  so  scarce  as  to 
readily  bring  $5  per  copy.  A  part  of  this  work  was  also  printed 
in  the  appendix  of  Drake's  Particular  Histor}'  of  the  French 
and  Indian  War,  1744-1749,  published  in  Albau}^,  N.  Y.,  in 
1870.  The  greater  portion  of  it  was  also  reprinted,  inter- 
spersed with  interesting  notes  and  comments,  in  Prof.  Perry's 
"Origins  in  Williamstown,"  published  in  1894.  The  first 
edition  of  this  little  work,  that  consisted  of  only  forty  duo- 
decimo pages,  was  from  necessity  comparatively  small,  arising 
from  the  fadl  that  only  his  immediate  friends  and  the  friends 
of  those  who  were  in  captivity  with  him  would  be  interested  in 
its  publication,  which  fa(5t  would  limit  its  circulation  to  a  great 
extent  and  in  some  measure  account  for  its  scarcity.  From 
this  narrative  we  learn  that  Mr.  Norton  left  Fort  Shirley  on 
Thursday,  August  14,  1746,  in  company  with  Dr.  Thomas 
Williams  and  fourteen  of  the  soldiers,  and  went  to  Fort  Pel- 
ham,  and  from  thence  to  Captain  Rice's,  where  he  lodged  that 
night.  On  Frida}^  the  15th,  he  proceeded  to  Fort  Massachu- 
setts, where  he  states  that  he  designed  to  tarry  about  a  month. 
This  fort  at  that  time  was  garrisoned  by  some  twenty  soldiers, 
about  half  of  whom  were  sick,  under  the  command  of  Sergeant 
John  Hawks.  On  the  19th,  he  states  that  there  were  in  the 
fort  twenty-two  men,  three  women  and  five  children,  and  that 
between  eight  and  nine  o'clock  of  the  forenoon  they  were 
attacked  by  a  party  of  eight  or  nine  hundred  French  and 
Indians  under  the  command  of  Monsieur  Regaud  de  Vaudril, 
who  having  surrounded  the  fort  on  every  side  began  with 
hideous  acclamations  to  rush  towards  it,  firing  incessantly. 
This  mode  of  warfare  they  kept  up  during  the  day  and  evening 
and  also  upon  the  forenoon  of  the  20th,  suffering  but  little 
damage  from  the  defenders  of  the  fort,  who  w^ere  short  of 
ammunition.  About  twelve  o'clock  of  the  20th  the  enemy 
desired  to  parley,  which  was  agreed  to  by  Sergeant  Hawks,. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  p:AST  HAMPTON.  37 

who  was  given  two  hours  to  consider  the  matter  of  surrender- 
ing. Although  the  Httle  garrison  had  held  -out  bravelj^  and 
only  lost  one  of  their  number  thus  far  during  the  engagement, 
the  fact  that  they  were  surrounded  by  a  vastly  superior  force, 
while  only  eight  of  their  number  were  in  a  condition  to  resist 
an  attack,  and  they  short  of  ammunition,  induced  them,  after 
praying  to  God  for  his  guidance  and  a  careful  consideration  of 
their  circumstances,  to  surrender  upon  the  best  terms  they 
could  obtain.  The  general  tenor  of  these  terms  were,  that 
they  should  all  be  prisoners  to  the  French  and  that  the  savages 
should  have  nothing  to  do  with  them;  that  the  children  should 
live  with  their  parents  during  the  term  of  their  captivity,  and 
that  all  should  have  the  privilege  of  being  exchanged  at  the 
iirst  opportunity.  Contrary,  however,  to  the  expressed  stipu- 
lations of  the  articles  of  capitulation,  a  part  of  the  garrison 
were  turned  over  to  the  Indian  allies  in  order  to  pacify  them, 
as  they  were  complaining  bitterly  because  they  had  not  been 
allowed  a  share  in  the  spoil.  Mr.  Norton  strongly  protested 
against  this  adtion  upon  the  part  of  the  French,  but  without 
avail,  and  he  writes  that  his  heart  was  filled  with  sorrow  and 
that  he  trembled  with  fear,  expecling  that  many  of  those  who 
were  weak  and  feeble  would  fall  by  the  merciless  hand  of  the 
savages.  It  seems,  however,  that  contrary  to  his  expectations, 
the  captives  who  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  Indians  were  well 
treated  and  kindly  cared  for  during  the  long  and  distressing 
march  to  Canada,  which  they  took  up  on  the  morning  of  the 
2ist  of  August,  the  next  day  after  the  surrender.  During 
this  march  Mr.  Norton  was  in  charge  of  Lieutenant  Dumuy, 
a  French  officer  who  had  been  in  much  active  service.  The 
route  by  which  they  proceeded  lay  through  an  unbroken  wilder- 
ness to  East  Creek,  one  of  the  tributaries  of  Lake  Champlain, 
now  known  as  Pawlet  River,  thence  north  by  Lake  Champlain 
and  the  Sorelle  and  St.  Lawrence  Rivers  to  Montreal,  and  from 
thence  to  Quebec,  where  they  arrived  on  the  15th  of*  September, 
having  traveled  the  greater  part  of  the  w^ay  after  leaving  East 
Creek  in  canoes.  During  this  long  and  distressing  journey, 
and  after  their  arrival  at  Quebec,  Mr.  Norton  ministered  to 
the  spiritual  needs  of  his  fellow-prisoners  and  improved  every 
opportunity  that  presented  itself  to  advise  and  cheer  them  as 
best  he  could  under  the  unfavorable  circumstances  in  which 


3S  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

they  were  placed.  On  the  20th  of  May,  1747,  he  was  taken 
severely  ill  and  was,  he  writes,  given  over  to  die  by  all  who 
saw  him,  that  during  this  period  his  reason  departed  from  him 
and  returned  not  again  until  the  14th  of  June,  when  he  began 
to  recover  and  speedily  regained  his  health,  so  that  on  the  27th 
of  July  he  set  sail  for  Boston  under  a  flag  of  truce,  where  he 
arrived  on  the  i6th  day  of  August,  which  was  he  writes  a  day 
of  great  joy  and  gladness  to  him,  he  having  been  in  captivity 
a  3^ear  lacking  four  daj^s. 

Shortly  after  his  release  from  captivity  he  presented  a  peti- 
tion to  the  General  Assembly  of  Connecfticut  at  its  0(5tober 
session  in  1747,  showing  that  he  was  taken  and  carried  into 
captivity,  and  had  suffered  great  loss  and  damage,  and  at 
present  was  much  deprived  of  the  means  of  living.  In  consid- 
eration of  this  petition  the  Assembly  voted  him  the  sum  of 
^100  in  bills  of  credit,  old  tenor,  worth  at  the  current  rates  of 
the  time  perhaps  ^20  in  silver.  In  January,  1748,  he  appears 
to  be  living  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  as  he  presented  a  memorial 
to  the  General  Court  of  Massachusetts  at  that  time,  dating  from 
that  place,  "  showing  that  he  entered  into  the  service  of  that 
province  as  a  chaplain  to  the  line  of  forts  on  the  western  fron- 
tier, was  captivated  and  carried  into  Canada  by  the  enemy, 
where  he  was  detained  a  prisoner  for  the  space  of  twelve  months, 
during  which  time  he  constantly  officiated  as  a  chaplain  among 
his  fellow-prisoners,  in  the  manner  he  was  able  under  the  great 
difficulties  and  suffering  of  his  imprisonment,  and  besides  the 
great  difficulties  and  hardships  that  he  endured,  his  family 
were  reduced  to  great  straight  and  difficulties  at  home."  He 
prayed  that  they  would  take  his  distressed  circumstances  in 
consideration  and  grant  him  such  help  and  relief  as  they  should 
deem  meet.  In  consideration  of  this  petition  the  General  Court 
of  Massachusetts  ordered  that  the  sum  of  ^37  los.  be  allowed 
him  for  services  as  chaplain  to  the  prisoners  whilst  in  captivity 
at  Canada. 

The  records  of  the  church  and  society  of  North  Guilford,  in 
this  State,  show  that  on  the  ist  of  December,  1747,  they  voted 
to  treat  with  him  as  a  probationer,  and  on  the  ist  of  March, 
1748,  gave  him  a  call  to  settle  with  them  in  the  work  of  the 
ministry,  but  for  some  reason  not  recorded  he  did  not  accept 
the  call.     In  June,  1748,  a  committee  from  this  parish  applied 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  39 

to  the  Hartford  South  Association  of  Ministers  to  recommend 
them  a  suitable  candidate  to  supply  their  pulpit,  and  that  body- 
advised  an  application  to  Mr.  Norton.  At  the  0(5lober  session 
of  the  General  Assembly  following,  a  committee  consisting  of 
Ebenezer  Clark  and  Ezra  Andrews  represented  that  the  inhab- 
itants of  this  parish  being  now  about  to  settle  him,  asked  and 
obtained  liberty  to  be  embodied  into  church  estate,  which  was 
granted  provided  they  obtained  consent  of  the  neighboring 
churches.  It  seems  that  there  was  no  difficulty  in  obtaining 
this  consent,  as  upon  the  3otli  daj^  of  November,  1748,  one 
hundred  and  fifty  years  ago  to-day,  this  church  was  organized 
and  Mr.  Norton  duh'  installed  as  its  first  pastor.  The  names  of 
those  who  officiated  at  his  installation  here  have  not  been  recov- 
ered, but  without  doubt  the}^  were  the  regular  settled  pastors 
of  the  neighboring  churches.  His  salary  voted  at  a  society 
meeting  held  on  the  9th  of  August,  1748,  was  one  hundred 
ounces  of  silver,  or  public  bills  of  credit  equivalent  thereto,  for 
the  three  years  next  after  his  settlement,  and  after  that  to 
add  to  his  salary  annually  in  the  same  proportion  as  we  shall 
advance  in  our  lists  until  it  shall  amount  to  one  hundred  and 
thirty  ounces  of  silver,  and  that  to  be  his  standing  salary.  This 
salary,  one  hundred  and  thirty  ounces  in  silver,  was  equivalent 
to  forty-three  pounds,  six  shillings  and  eight  pence  in  1759, 
and  in  the  present  currency  $i66.66f .  It  was  also  voted  to  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Norton  his  firewood,  to  be  brought  to  his  house.  The 
amount  given  him  as  a  settlement,  as  it  was  called,  is  stated  in 
Fields'  Statistical  Account  of  Middlesex  County,  published  in 
1819,  as  equivalent  to  $666. 66|,  but  there  are  no  votes  upon 
record  that  tell  how  or  when  it  was  to  be  paid.  The  last  men- 
tion made  of  it  upon  the  records  is  at  an  adjourned  annual 
meeting  of  the  societ}^  held  December  18,  "Anno  Domini" 
1752,  when  it  was  voted  "to  the  Rev'd.  Mr.  Norton  fifty 
pounds  old  tenor,  which  is  in  full  of  his  settlement." 

After  being  installed,  Mr.  Norton  took  up  his  residence  among 
this  people  and  ministered  unto  them  in  spiritual  things  until 
his  death,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  months  in  1755-56, 
during  which  time  he  was  chaplain  of  the  government  forces 
raised  by  the  colony  to  go  to  Crown  Point.  During  his  absence 
the  members  of  the  Hartford  South  Association  supplied  his 
pulpit,  the  appointments  according  to  their  records  covering 


40  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

the  time  from  Oclober  12,  1755,  to  Februar}'  2,  1756.  In  1760 
he  served  as  chaplain  of  the  third  regiment  raised  for  the  expe- 
dition against  Canada,  taking  the  place  of  the  Rev.  James 
Beebee  of  that  parish  in  vStratford,  which  is  now  the  town  of 
Trumbull,  who  received  the  appointment,  but  for  some  reason 
failed  to  serve.  The  length  of  this  term  of  service  is  unknown, 
but  was  probably  only  for  a  short  period.  Mr.  Norton  died 
March  24,  1778,  of  the  small-pox,  and  was  buried  in  the  field 
east  of  the  present  residence  of  Mr.  Charles  H.  Strong,  doubt- 
less as  was  the  custom  of  the  time  in  such  cases,  at  the  solemn 
hour  of  midnight.  Seven  persons  victims  of  the  same  dread 
disease  are  interred  in  the  .same  locality.  The  terror  inspired 
by  the  presence  of  that  disease  in  a  community  at  that  period 
can  hardly  be  realized  or  understood  at  the  present  time  when 
vaccination  has  been  substituted  for  the  original  disease.  Then 
its  subjects  were  banished  as  far  as  possible  from  the  abodes  of 
men  while  living  and  from  the  public  burial  places  when  dead. 
Mr.  Norton  it  is  believed  contracled  this  disease  while  return- 
ing from  a  business  trip  to  Middletown  from  some  parties  who 
made  inquiries  of  him  respedling  the  locality,  one  of  the  number 
being  in  the  first  stages  of  the  disease  at  the  time.  The  records 
of  the  First  Church  in  Chatham  (now  Portland)  also  show  that 
a  number  of  persons  of  that  parish  died  about  that  time  of  the 
same  dread  disease. 

A  red  sandstone  slab,  ornamented  after  the  manner  of  the 
times,  marked  his  grave  at  the  place  of  his  interment  for  one 
hundred  and  twenty  years,  \Vhen  it  was  removed  to  the  Lake- 
view  Cemetery  and  set  up  by  the  side  of  that  of  his  wife.  It 
bears  the  following  inscription: 

In  Memory  of 

The  Rev.  John  Norton, 

Pastor  of  the  3d  Church  in  Chatham, 

who  died  with  the  Small  Pox,  March  24,  A.  D.  177S, 

In  the  63d  year  of  his  age. 

His  remains  are  still  at  their  original  resting  place,  it  not 
being  thought  best  at  this  time  to  have  them  disinterred,  but 
it  is  much  to  be  regretted  that  his  dust  could  not  be  permitted 
to  mingle  with  that  of  his  kindred  and  the  parishioners  among 
whom  he  mingled  in  the  daily  walks  of  life  and  to  whom  he 
ministered  in  holy  things  for  nearly  thirty  3^ears.     But  while 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  4 1 

ill  the  course  of  events  his  last  resting  place  may  be  forgotten 
by  men,  and  the  hallowed  spot  where  his  remains  lie  be  dese- 
crated and  given  over  to  other  purposes,  it  cannot  be  forgotten 
by  Him  whose  watchful  eye  never  slumbers,  and  in  due  time 
his  being  shall  hear  the  voice  of  the  ' '  vSon  of  Man ' '  and  come 
forth  to  everlasting  life.  Until  then,  may  the  wild  flowers  ever 
shed  their  sweetest  perfume  and  the  birds  of  the  air  carol  their 
sweetest  songs  above  the  hallowed  place  where  they  rest  undis- 
turbed by  the  din  and  turmoil  of  the  busy  world. 

The  inventory  of  his  estate  amounted  to  ^494  and  included 
a  library  of  twenty-nine  volumes  and  ninety-six  pamphlets. 

Mr.  Norton's  residence  was  on  Miller's  Hill,  his  house  stand- 
ing near  the  present  residence  of  William  I.  Brooks.  This 
property  containing  twenty-two  acres,  three  roods  and  four  rods 
of  land,  with  houses  and  barns  standing  thereon,  he  purchased 
in  1752  of  Elisha  Cornwell  and  Ann,  his  wife,  for  ^800,  old 
tenor.  This  was  a  part  of  lot  No.  147  in  what  was  known  as 
the  three-mile  division,  a  tra(5t  of  land  granted  to  the  proprie- 
tors of  Middletown  in  1683  by  the  General  Assembly.  He 
married  Eunice,  daughter -of  Luke  and  EHzabeth  (Walker) 
Hitchcock,  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  who  was  born  March  2, 
1712-13.  She  died  May  27,  1796,  in  the  eighty-fourth  year 
of  her  age,  and  was  interred  in  Eakeview  Cemetery  by  the 
side  of  a  son  who  died  in  infancy.  She  is  said  to  have  been  a 
w^oman  "that  looked  well  to  the  ways  of  her  household,"  and 
in  every  sense  of  the  word  was  a  helpmeet  for  her  husband. 

They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  the  oldest  a  daugh- 
ter, Asenath,  who  was  born  in  Springfield,  Ocftober  13,  1738, 
and  who  married,  July  13,  1758,  James,  son  of  Lieut.  James 
and  Kesiah  (French)  Bill,  who  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Conn., 
February  20,  1736.  He  settled  on  some  land  near  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  lake,  given  him  by  his  father  in  1763.  He 
was  very  prominently  associated  with  the  affairs  of  the  town 
and  society,  and  held  many  offices  of  profit  and  trust  in  the 
gift  of  his  townsmen.  He  was  elecfted  representative  to  the 
General  Assembly  in  the  years  1782,  '83,  '84,  '87,  '89,  '90, 
'92,  '95,  and  '98.  He  was  one  of  the  deacons  of  this  church, 
having  been  appointed  to  that  office  February  5,  1795,  and  for 
several  years  was  a  Justice  of  the  Peace.  He  served  as  a  soldier 
in   the   French   and   Indian  war,   and   during  the   Revolution 


42  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

served  the  town  upon  committees  to  enlist  soldiers  for  the 
Continental  service  and  furnish  supplies  for  soldiers'  families 
during  that  trying  period.  She  died  January  2,  18 10,  and  he 
Jul}'  25,  1823.  Their  family  consisted  of  five  sons  and  six 
daughters,  all  but  one  of  whom  reached  the  years  of  maturity 
and  their  descendants  settled  in  various  parts  of  the  Union. 

James  Bill,  Jr.,  their  eldest  son,  settled  in  the  State  of  New 
York,  and  at  one  time  represented  Albany  in  the  State  Legisla- 
ture, and  later  was  a  judge  in  the  County  of  Oswego.  Norton 
Bill,  their  third  son,  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  John  Rich- 
mond, and  is  said  to  have  been  a  physician  of  great  promise, 
but  fell  a  vidlim  to  consumption  in  the  twentj'-eighth  year  of 
his  age.* 

Elizabeth,  the  second  child  and  daughter  of  the  Rev.  John 
Norton,  was  born  in  Springfield,  December  ig,  1740,  and  mar- 
ried November  6,  1766,  Nathaniel,  son  of  Jabez  and  Sarah 
(Judd)  Clark,  born  August  7,  1743.  She  died  May  18,  1770, 
aged  twenty-nine  years  and  five  months,  leaving  a  daughter, 
Eunice,  who  married  May  3,  1787,  Sparrow,  son  of  Deacon 
Isaac  and  Mary  (Sparrow)  Smith,  whose  son,  John  W.  B.  Smith, 
is  the  oldest  living  member  of  this  church. 

John  Norton,  Jr.,  third  child  and  first  son,  was  born  in  1743, 
probably  in  Fall  Town.  He  married  September  19,  1765,  Ede, 
daughter  of  Jabez  and  Sarah  (Judd)  Clark,  born  August  29, 
1745,  sister  of  Nathaniel  Clark,  Elizabeth  Norton's  husband. 
He  resided  near  the  Samuel  B.  Child  place  on  Bevin  Hill,  and 
for  many  years  was  the  teacher  of  the  public  school  and  is 
reported  to  have  been  a  very  stri(5t  disciplinarian.  In  1771  he 
was  appointed  by  the  General  Assembly  a  surveyor  of  land  for 
the  County  of  Hartford.     He  was  also  a  member  of  Captain 


*  Family  Record  of  Deacon  James  and  Asenath  (Norton)  Bill: 

Asenath,  born  Nov.  i8,  1759;  married  Oct.  18,  1781,  Jonathan  Bill. 

L,ucy,  boru  Dec.  31,  1761;  married  April  12,  1784,  Apollas  Arnold. 

James,  born  Feb.  4,  1764;  married  Aug.  31,  1783,  Hannah  Goodrich. 

Elvira,  born  Feb.  22,  1766;  married  Jan.   17,  1793,  EHzur  Skinner,  of  Cambridge, 

N.  Y. 
Erastus,  born  July  6,  1768;  married  Nov.  27,  1788,  Sarah  Hall. 
Norton,  born  July  14,  1770;  married  May  i,  1791,  Sally  Buell. 
Clarissa,  born  Aug.  18,  1772;  married  Nov.  16,  1797,  Oliver  Bill. 
Achsah,  born  Nov.  i,  1774;  died  July  8,  1775. 

Achsah,  born  ,  1777;  died  May  3,  1812. 

^mos,  born  June  9,  1779. 
Abner,  born  Aug.  11,  17S1. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HA:MPT0N.      43 

Silas  Dunham's  company  that  responded  to  the  Lexington 
Alarm,  as  it  was  called  in  1775.  He  died  May  11,  1808,  of 
the  gout,  aged  sixtj'-five  years,  and  his  widow  married  April 
II,  1809,  Deacon  Moses  Cook,  whom  she  also  survived,  dying 
February  18,  1827,  in  the  eighty-second  year  of  her  age. 

His  family  consisted  of  nine  children,  three  sons  and  six 
daughters.  John,  the  eldest  son,  died  in  infancy,  and  a  second 
son  of  that  name,  born  April  7,  1775,  married  March  7,  1798, 
Lucy,  daughter  of  John  and  Lois  (Brainerd)  Johnson,  born 
May  13,  1775,  and  removed  to  Otsego  County,  N.  Y.,  where 
they  resided  together  for  more  than  sevent}^  years  before  death 
did  them  part,  he  dying  in  1868  in  his  ninety-fourth  year,  she 
dying  in  1873  in  her  ninety-ninth  year. 

Jabez  Clark  Norton,  third  son  of  John,  Jr.,  and  Ede  Norton, 
followed  the  sea,  and  was  swept  from  the  deck  of  the  vessel  of 
which  he  was  in  command  during  the  September  gale  of  18 19, 
and  was  never  seen  again.  His  grandsons,  Jabez  Clark  Norton, 
of  Willimantic,  Lieut. -Commanding  U.  S.  Ship  Pompey,  and 
James  Phillips  Norton,  commercial  traveler  for  the  Whitnej^ 
Paper  Co.,  are  the  only  living  male  representatives  of  the  Rev. 
John's  family  that  bear  the  family  name.* 

Sarah  Norton,  the  fourth  child  and  third  daughter  of  John, 
Jr.,  and  Ede  Norton,  married  Elizur  Andrews,  of  Glastonbury, 
and  removed  to  Stratford  and  was  the  grandmother  of  the  Rev. 
William  Russell,  who  was  pastor  of  this  church  from  1846  to 
1855.  Mr.  Russell  graduated  from  Yale  College  in  the  cele- 
brated class  of  1837,  just  one  hundred  years  later  than  his 
illustrious  predecessor  and  ancestor. 

Anna  Norton,  the  third  daughter  and  fourth  child  of  the 
Rev.  John,  was  born  at  Fall  Town,  September  22,  1745,  and 
died  in  Fort  Shirley,  August  26,  1747.     A  rough  stone  upon 

*  Family  Record  of  John  Ts'oyton,  Jr.,  and  Ede  (Clark)  Sortoii: 

Dorinda,  born  Nov.  19,  1766;  married  (i)  May  17,  1795,  Jesse  Penfield,  (2)  Andrew 

Shepard. 
Lucinda,  born  Feb.  11,  1769;  died  it  is  said  with  yellow  fever. 
John,  born  March  3,  1771;  died  Mar.  17,  1771. 

Sarah,  born  Feb.  2,  1773;  married ,  1793,  E;iizur  Andrews. 

John,  born  April  7,  1775;  married  Mar.  7,  1798,  Lucy  Johnson. 

Belinda,  born  April  12,  1779;  married  (i)  Nov.  i,  1797,  Hezekiah  Smith,  (2)  Thomas 

Child. 
Jabez  Clark,  born  June  26,  17S1;  married  Oct.  24,  1804,  Sarah  Pelton. 
Celiuda,  born  Jul}'  18,  1785;  married  Nov.  25,  1807,  Erastus  Carrier,  of  Colchester. 
Florinda,  born  Jan.  3,  17S9;  married  (i)  Mar.  28,  1808,  Jesse  Hubbard,  (2)  Isham. 


44  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

which  was  chiseled,  probably  by  some  soldier  of  the  garrison, 
the  following  inscription: 

Hear  lys  ye  body  of  Anna 

D.  of  ye  Rev 

Mr.  John  Norton.     She  died 

Aug  ve  aged  I747 

was  set  up  at  the  head  of  her  grave,  and  for  one  hundred  and 
thirty-seven  years  withstood  the  wars  of  the  elements  until  the 
day  in  August  on  which  she  died  and  the  number  of  years  that 
she  had  lived  became  entirely  obliterated.  In  18S4  this  stone 
was  placed  in  the  museum  of  Williams  College,  where  with 
other  relics  of  the  old  fort  it  still  remains.  Professor  Perry,  of 
Williams  College,  writes  that  the  tradition  is  still  lively  in 
Heath  that  there  used  to  come  up  from  Connedlicut  on  an 
occasional  pilgrimage  to  the  site  of  Fort  Shirley,  and  particu- 
larly to  the  grave  of  Anna  Norton,  some  of  her  relatives, 
probably  her  mother.  This,  he  says,  is  very  likely  and  may 
well  pass  into  an  historical  iaS.. 

Jacob  Norton,  the  second  son  and  fifth  child  of  the  Rev.  John, 
was  born  December  15,  1748,  and  died  in  a  prison  ship  in  New 
York  during  the  Revolution. 

Elias  Norton,  the  third  son  and  sixth  child  of  the  Rev.  John, 
was  born  Odtober  21,  1750,  and  died  November  5,  of  the  same 
year. 

Anne,  the  fourth  daughter  and  seventh  child  of  the  Rev. 
John,  was  born  March  29,  1752,  but  of  her  we  have  no  further 
record,  unless  she  is  the  person  of  that  name  who  was  received 
into  full  communion  in  this  church  August  12,  1769. 

Eunice,  the  fifth  daughter  and  eighth  child  of  the  Rev.  John, 
was  born  0(5tober  23,  1754,  and  died  unmarried  Ocftober  12, 
1845,  leaving  her  property,  which  amounted  to  about  $100,  to 
this  ecclesiastical  society.  After  the  death  of  her  mother  Aunt 
Eunice,  as  she  was  usually  called,  resided  alone  in  a  house  that 
formerly  stood  near  the  residence  of  the  late  Matthew  Haling, 
and  which  with  its  contents  was  destroyed  by  fire  during  her 
temporary  absence.  It  was  this  fire  that  is  supposed  to  have 
destroyed  the  early  records  of  the  church  and  also  important 
papers  that  belonged  to  the  family,  which  would  be  valuable 
and  interesting  had  the}^  been  preserved  until  to-day.  A  new 
house  was  erecled  for  her  by  subscription  upon  the  site  where 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  45 

now  Stands  the  house  of  Thomas  O'Connell,  in  which  she  lived 
until  it  was  deemed  imprudent  for  her  to  remain  alone  any 
longer  and  she  was  removed  to  the  house  of  the  late  Amos 
Clark,  where  she  died. 

Elias  Norton,  ninth  child  and  fourth  son  of  the  Rev.  John 
Norton,  was  born  October  23,  1754,  twin  brother  to  Eunice. 
He  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Thomas  Mosely,  of  East  Haddam, 
and  January  29,  1776,  was  appointed  surgeon's  mate  to  Dr. 
Robert  Usher,  surgeon  to  Colonel  Wadsworth's  Regiment  of  the 
Connecticut  Eine.  He  eventually,  however,  cast  in  his  lot  with 
the  Loyalist  party,  and  before  the  close  of  the  war  sought  refuge 
in  the  provinces.  Soon  after  the  beginning  of  the  present  cen- 
tury he  returned  to  Addison,  Me.,  where  he  married  an  English 
lady  and  was  granted  a  pension  of  ninety- six  dollars  a  year  by 
the  government.  The  granting  of  this  pension  was  considered 
an  unjust  proceeding  at  that  time  by  many  persons,  but  it  is 
evident  that  the  government  considered  the  service  that  he 
rendered  to  his  country  more  than  offset  his  disloyalty.  He 
died  in  Addison,  Me.,  about  1846,  leaving  a  widow  who  died 
shortly  afterward.      I  have  not  learned  that  he  left  any  family. 

There  are  but  few  records  extant  from  which  any  opinion  of 
Mr.  Norton's  literary  ability  can  be  formed.  His  published 
narrative,  though  a  work  full  of  valuable  and  interesting  facfts, 
is  written  in  the  dryest  manner  possible.  The  few  manuscript 
sermons  from  his  pen  that  have  been  preserved  show  that  he 
was  well  versed  in  the  dodlrinal  views  of  the  church  of  his  time 
and  compare  well  in  a  literarj'  point  of  view  with  the  average 
preacher  of  those  days.  The  few  records  of  the  church  kept 
by  him,  that  are  known  to  be  in  existence,  .show  him  to  be  a 
careful,  painstaking  and  methodical  man,  giving  as  the)'  do  the 
dates  of  births,  baptisms,  marriages,  and  deaths  that  occurred  in 
the  parish.  It  is  a  source  of  profound  regret  that  the  greater 
portion  of  them  are  irrecoverabl}'-  lost,  as  their  aid  would  be  of 
inestimable  value  at  this  time,  when  there  are  so  manj^  search- 
ing among  the  records  of  the  past  for  the  story  of  their  ancestry. 
Upon  the  records  of  Yale  College  his  name  appears  as  the  nine- 
teenth in  a  class  of  twenty-four,  but  prior  to  the  year  1767  the 
names  of  the  scholars  in  that  institution  are  entered  upon  the 
catalogue  in  the  order  of  their  famil}^  rank  and  give  no  indica- 
tion of  their  rank  in  scholarship.     The  few  traditions  that  have 


46      CONGREGATIONAI,  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

been  handed  down  to  us  relating  to  his  pastorate  here,  show 
that  he  allowed  no  seeming  lapse  from  dut}"  on  the  part  of  any 
of  his  parishioners  to  pass  unnoticed.  The  absence  of  any  of 
the  heads  of  families  from  the  regular  Sabbath  services  were 
investigated  at  the  earliest  possible  moment,  and  the  offender 
was  sure  to  be  severely  reprimanded  unless  a  valid  excuse  could 
be  found  for  his  negledl  of  duty.  The  impression  is  that  he 
was  a  man.  of  sterling,  substantial  qualities,  and  that  he  con- 
sidered himself  as  settled  over  this  parish  in  every  sense  of  the 
word. 

Thus  briefly  have  we  summarized  the  principal  incidents  and 
events  that  we  have  been  able  to  colle(5l,  that  relate  to  the  life 
and  labors  of  him  who  was  the  first  to  ' '  tend  these  few  sheep 
in  the  wilderness, ' '  and  by  whom  doubtless  he  was  looked  upon 
as  a  man  "  sent  from  God."  Lapse  of  time  and  the  destrudlion 
of  early  records  of  both  the  church  and  family  have  rendered 
the  task  extremely  difficult,  but  with  the  material  that  has  been 
at  my  command  I  can  only  say  that  I  have  done  what  I  could, 
the  best  that  I  could,  and  certainly  there  can  be  no  person  who 
regrets  more  than  myself  that  in  some  important  details  it  is  so 
unsatisfadlory  and  incomplete. 

And  now,  in  closing,  let  me  again  express  ni}-  sincere  and 
heartfelt  thanks  to  all  who  have  kindly  aided  me  in  the  prepa- 
ration of  this  paper,  and  also  to  fervently  hope  that  the  efforts 
of  some  future  historian  may  be  crowned  with  success  in  search- 
ing for  "  the  hidden  things  that  remain." 


REV.   CHRISTOPHER  W.  COLLIER, 

Acting  Pastor,  1893-1897. 


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Address  Representing  the  Former 
Pastors. 


■•^tSVEAR  Friends: — I  do  not  see  how  I  am  to  keep  out  the 
J^  personal  in  what  I  am  expe(5led  to  say  to-day,  for,  as  I 
understand  it,  I  am  to  represent  the  former  pastors  of 
this  church.  Of  course,  if  one  is  to  represent  them  one  must 
be  hke  them,  in  some  respe(5ts  at  least;  in  more  than  one  sense 
he  must  be  one  of  them.  Now  I  am  going  to  assume  not  so 
much  that  I  think  and  feel  as  they  do,  but  that  they  think  and 
feel  as  I  do.  So  I  shall  speak  pretty  freely  the  feelings  of  m}^ 
own  heart  and  from  my  own  experience. 

Speaking  in  that  way,  I  am  sure  it  will  have  to  be  largely  in 
the  vein  of  congratulation;  it  will  consist  in  telling  you  of  some 
things  that  have  greatly  cheered  and  helped  your  former 
pastors. 

For  one  thing:  they  have  taken  great  satisfacftion  in  the 
substantial  character  of  this  church.  That  is  the  reputation 
this  church  has  in  all  the  surrounding  country.  I  used  to 
hear  it  at  the  Ministers'  Association;  at  the  conferences,  and 
when  talking  with  individuals.  Let  us  keep  in  mind  that  by 
the  "church"  I  mean  the  membership,  not  the  building  in 
which  we  worship.  Unless  we  keep  this  point  clear  we  shall 
run  into  difficulties,  as  did  one  of  my  friends  from  whom  I 
heard  the  other  day.  He  had  just  been  called  to  become  pastor 
of  a  church  in  this  State,  and  he  was  describing  the  church  in 
some  detail;  at  one  point  he  overlooked  this  distincftion  between 
the  church  building  and  the  membership  of  the  church,  and 
vv^ent  on  to  say  that  there  were  16S  members  in  his  church, 
built  of  granite!  That  must  be  a  very  substantial  church!  But 
I  am  glad  to  say  that  the  membership  of  this  church,  though 
substantial,  is  not  built  of  granite.  This  church  is  substantial 
in  the  charadler  of  the  men  and  women  who  constitute  it;  in 
the  number  of  its  membership;  in  the  general  stability  of  its 
characfter,  and  in  the  steadiness  of  its  j&nancial  concerns.  And 
this  last  is  no  mean  thing.     I  myself  can  testify,  so  far  as  the 


48  CONGREGATTONAI.  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

minister's  salary  is  concerned,  that  during  ni}^  pastorate  with 
you  it  was  ready  when  it  was  due,  and  sometimes  it  was  paid 
before.  Now  that  is  as  it  should  be,  though  it  is  not  so  com- 
mon as  it  should  be.  The  community  has  a  right  to  expect 
the  minister  to  be  an  example  as  regards  money  matters,  and 
it  has  the  right  to  expert  as  much  of  the  church.  There  should 
be  no  institution  in  town  more  jealous  of  its  good  reputation  for 
promptness  and  reliability  in  financial  affairs  than  the  church. 
Often  the  minister  finds  it  impossible  to  do  as  he  would  like  in 
such  affairs  because  of  the  dilatoriness  of  the  church;  but  I  am 
glad  to  say  such  is  not  the  case  here,  and  I  trust  this  church 
will  always  be  found  at  the  farthest  remove  therefrom. 

This  substantial  character  of  the  church  has  been  supple- 
mented by  the  fine  qualit}'  of  its  spirituality,  and  this  too  has 
been  a  great  comfort  to  its  pastors.  There  are  as  earnest 
Christians  here  as  anywhere.  I  shall  never  forget  some  of  the 
prayer  meetings  we  have  held  together  in  the  basement  of  this 
church.  Yet  the  spirituality  of  this  church  has  come  out  in 
other  ways  than  in  the  prayer  meeting,  as  goes  without  saying, 
for  a  spirituality  that  shows  itself  there,  but  only  there,  is  not 
worthy  of  the  name.  I  felt  all  this  the  first  Sabbath  I  was 
with  you,  and  it  drew  me  to  you. 

Yet  this  spirituality  has  existed  along  with  a  broad  and 
generous  tolerance.  I  do  not  see  how  a  preacher  has  the  right 
to  expecft  or  indeed  needs  a  greater  freedom  of  utterance  than 
you  have  granted  here.  Personally  I  do  not  know  how  many 
heresies  I  may  have  broached  here,  but  j^ou  listened  and  waited 
with  a  patience  and  kindliness  that  as  much  as  said,  "  Oh,  it  is 
all  right;  we  know  what  he  is  driving  at,  and  he  will  come  out 
all  right  by  and  by!"  Certainly  I  have  said  some  things  that 
I  would  not  saj^  now.  Yet  I  believe  still  in  the  freedom  you 
grant.  The  Kingdom  of  God  is  not  much  hurt  by  mistakes 
conscientiously,  reverently  made,  no  more  than  the  oak  is  hurt 
by  some  unusual  blast.  The  minister  is  to  be  trusted  in  the 
realm  of  spiritual  things;  if  in  the  main  he  cannot  be  trusted, 
then  b}^  that  very  facft  he  is  shown  to  be  unfit  for  the  Christian 
ministry.  To  be  sure  he  will  make  mistakes  in  theology  and 
religious  matters,  but  if  in  the  main  he  is  the  right  kind  of  a 
man,  trtist  him,  give  him  liberty,  and  he  will  work  out  all  right 
in  the  end.     Now  this  is  what  this  church  has  done;  it  has  not 


CONGREGATIOXAI.  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTOX.  49 

di(5lated  to  its  ministers.  Neither  has  it  been  cursed  by  any 
one  man  taking  the  reins  and  trying  to  "run"  things.  You 
have  been  careful  in  choosing  3-our  pastor,  then  you  have 
trusted  him. 

And  you  have  done  all  this  in  a  most  kind-spirited  and 
appreciative  way.  Some  churches  let  their  minister  alone,  to 
be  sure,  but  they  let  him  too  severely  alone.  There  is  too 
little  sympathy  exchanged,  yet  the  best  preaching  and  the  best 
pastoral  work  is  dependent  on  the  best  of  feeling  existing  be- 
tween pastor  and  people.  Now,  personally,  I  do  not  see  how 
you  could  have  treated  a  minister  more  kindly  than  you  treated 
me.  Away  at  Yale  as  I  was  a  good  half  of  the  time!  And 
my  own  feeling  in  the  matter  is  fully  shared  by  my  wife!  I 
hope  only  that  wherever  my  lot  ma}'  be  cast,  the  people  to 
whom  I  minister  may  be  as  kindly  as  the  East  Hampton  people 
have  been. 

Yet  in  this,  too,  I  believe  I  voice  the  feeling  of  the  other 
pastors.  For  instance,  only  yesterday  I  was  talking  with 
Brother  Ives  about  a  certain  church,  and  he  said:  "Why,  I 
know  that  church;  I  have  preached  there  several  times.  It  is 
a  good  church.  I  have  often  thought  it  was  a  second  East 
Hampton  on  a  larger  scale!"  Let  me  say  I  shall  consider  that 
church  carefully. 

But  this  church  has  been  appreciative  as  well  as  kindly. 
When  a  good  piece  of  work  has  been  done,  you  have  not  gone 
away  content  with  sa3ang  that  you  pay  the  salary  promptly 
and  that  this  squares  off  that.  You  have  not  done  that,  but 
by  your  words  of  appreciation  you  have  shown  your  pastor 
that  his  work  has  told,  that  he  has  accomplished  what  he  set 
out  to  do,  and  he  has  taken  great  satisfaction  in  it.  Was  that 
pride  on  the  pastor's  part?  Possibly;  but  more  likely  it  was 
the  satisfadlion  of  an  earnest  man  whose  heart  is  in  his  work, 
who  longs  to  see  some  fruit  of  his  work,  to  be  assured  that  his 
work  is  not  in  vain;  for  no  man  can  do  his  best  work  and  keep 
it  up  constantly  save  in  the  spirit  of  hopefulness,  and  probably 
that  is  nowhere  truer  than  in  the  Christian  nlinistr^^  Now 
5'ou,  by  your  appreciation  of  good  work,  when  good  work  was 
done,  have  aroused  in  your  pastors  fresh  hopefulness  and  power. 
That  is  the  way  to  get  the  most  and  the  best  work  out  of  a 
pastor,  and  I  trust  this  church  will  never  lose  sight  of  it. 


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CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


My  word  to-day,  then,  is  a  word  of  congratulation,  of  con- 
gratulation on  what  the  past  has  been.  It  is  a  good  past. 
This  should  be  a  day  of  joy,  therefore,  because  of  much  work 
well  done.  That  is  our  feeling  as  we  look  back.  And  as  we 
look  forward  it  is  with  hope.  For  this  church  in  its  latent 
powers  and  possibilities  was  never  stronger  than  it  is  to-day, 
and  the  success  of  the  past  should  be  but  the  prelude  of  a  suc- 
cess greater  still  in  the  days  to  come,  as  the  dawn  is  the  prelude 
of  the  coming  day.  God  looks  to  you  for  such  a  future.  As 
a  church  determine  that  it  shall  be  so,  and  lay  hold  of  Him  for 
help.     God  bless  you.     He  will  bless  you.     You  can  and  will 

succeed. 

C.  W.  COLLIER, 

Pastor,  1893-97. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  5  I 


Address  by  Rev.  Henry  E.  Hart. 


/p^/^Y  RETURN  to  this  place  and  anniversary  was  trying  in 
Y\p/  many  respects.  After  receiving  the  invitation,  it  came 
to  me  often  and  with  a  pecuHar  heartache,  How  shall 
I  sing  the  lyord's  song  in  a  strange  land?  A  friendly  letter 
came  to  my  relief  and  lifted  me  to  the  duty.  I  come  as  if  to 
speak  of  a  dear  and  honored  friend  who  had  passed  away. 
Your  pastor  introduced  me  happily  to  this  occasion  b}^  his 
letter  of  invitation,  in  which  he  says:  "Please  write  me  that 
you  will  come  with  your  message  to  help  us,  or  your  memories 
to  cheer  us." 

My  memories  of  the  North  Church  are  delightful.  The 
organization  of  that  church  may  be  likened  to  a  river  that  in 
time  of  high  water  overflowed  its  banks  and  made  for  itself  a 
new  channel,  and  later,  further  down  the  stream,  united  itself 
again  to  the  original  river. 

The  Union  or  North  Church  was  organized  in  September, 
1856.  Public  worship  was  continued  there  until  May,  1880, 
a  period  of  twenty-four  5'ears.  Twenty-five  members  from 
the  First  Church  constituted  the  nucleus  of  the  new  church. 
During  the  twenty-four  years  of  its  existence,  ninety  members 
were  added  on  profession  of  faith,  and  nineteen  by  letter  from 
other  churches,  in  all  one  .hundred  and  thirty-four  members; 
of  these,  fifty-two  have  died,  twent3^-one  joined  the  South  or 
First  Church  at  one  time,  and  twenty-eight  were  dismissed 
and  recommended  to  other  churches. 

Of  money  contributed,  there  w^ere  $73.50  in  1868,  $88.10  in 
1869,  with  $90  given  the  same  j^ear  for  the  Sunday  School 
library.  In  1870,  $77.97  were  given  for  various  objecfts,  and 
$17  for  the  Home  of  the  Friendless;  $94.97  in  all  for  1870. 

What  about  the  pastor?  He  came,  a  j^oung  man  of  32  with 
a  wife  ten  years  younger.  He  had  preached  three  years  to  a 
church  in  Litchfield  County,  and  so  had  a  little  experience  and 
entered  zealousl}^  on  the  work.  The  people  cordially  supported 
and  encouraged  him  in  every  proper  way. 


52  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

Of  the  deacons,  one  may  say,  they  were  plain  men,  emi- 
nently faithful  in  their  office,  never  troublesome  or  in  the  way. 
Deacon  Sears  and  Deacon  Markham  were  good  men  and  true; 
they  did  their  whole  duty.  And  the  young  people!  How 
many  were  there!  Young  people  of  the  ages  from  12  to  25 
years  and  a  little  over,  a  large,  faithful  and  sincere  company 
of  Christian  youth.  They  were  well  behaved  and  orderly.  It 
is  a  pleasure  to  think  of  them  even  now  and  recall  their  relig- 
ious experience,  their  fidelit}',  their  close  and  loyal  attachment 
to  the  church  of  their  choice.  As  Miss  Ella  Buell  once  said, 
' '  We  were  all  young  together. ' ' 

As  to  the  dodtrines  we  held,  they  were  the  old-fashioned 
orthodox  kind,  and  we  were  not  disturbed  by  new  theories. 
There  w^as  no  Revised  Version  then.  I  was  not  critical,  but 
pra(ftical.  We  worked  for  results.  I  lived  and  labored  to- 
gether with  them  from  July  29,  1866,  to  November,  1871. 

What,  now,  were  the  justifying  principles  or  motives  in 
organizing  and  supporting  the  North  Church? 

First:  A  regard  for  independent  and  manly  adtion.  The 
South  Church  would  not  yield  an  inch  in  regard  to  the  location 
of  the  new  church.  They  would  not  make  any  concession  to 
the  wish  of  the  North  people.  The  company  that  went  off 
were  somewhat  numerous.  Twenty-five  people  formed  the 
nucleus  of  the  new  church,  and  these  with  their  families  prob- 
ably made  the  congregation  of  about  one  hundred  persons. 
Business  had  begun  to  prosper,  the  village  was  growing,  and 
altogether  they  felt  justified  in  forming  a  new  church. 

Second:  The  separate  organization  of  the  North  Church  led 
the  people  there  to  bestir  themselves  to  a  degree  of  adtivity 
that  would  not  have  been  possible  had  they  continued  with  the 
South  Church.  The  independent  organization  called  out  their 
best  activity.  They  worked  and  gave,  they  lived,  prayed  in 
secret,  w'orshiped  publicly,  and  put  forth  their  best  energies 
for  their  church.  They  came  to  love  their  church  more  deeply 
for  the  toil  and  sacrifice  they  gave. 

Revivals:  One  in  i860,  when  Rev.  J.  J.  Bell  was  pastor; 
again  during  the  winter  of  1866-67  ^"^  the  first  year  of  my  own 
pastorate,  resulting  in  the  addition  of  thirteen  young  people  to 
the  church  the  first  Sunday  in  July,  1867,  and  many  at  various 
times  afterward. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


53 


Rev.  Fred  W.  Chapman  did  excellent  work  for  the  church 
during  two  years  before  I  came,  and  prepared  the  way  for  my 
period  of  service. 

Good  men  were  reared  in  the  North  Church,  and  they  are 
a  power  for  good  with  you  to-day.  There  are  Deacon  John 
Watrous,  too  well  known  among  you  to  need  any  recommen- 
dation from  me;  Elijah  C.  Barton,  my  ever  dear  and  faithful 
friend;  Edwin  Barton,  with  a  wife  every  way  as  good  and 
excellent  as  he;  Robert  Hall,  true  and  good,  and  a  host  of 
other  names  might  be  added,  but  especially  should  be  men- 
tioned those  faithful  helpers  on  Clark's  Hill,  Mr.  Lyman  H. 
Clark  and  his  brother  Francis,  who  with  their  families  gave 
and  maintained  excellent  and  efficient  choir  service. 

F.  J.  Stedman,  ever  memorable  for  his  heroic  attempt  to 
keep  sober  at  a  critical  time,  and  last  and  noblest  of  all,  that 
most  true  and  loyal  brother,  George  H.  White,  now  several 
years  in  glory.  Brother  White  was  pure  gold.  He  was  a 
diamond  which  the  Master  polished  for  his  own  most  holy 
service.  He  came  out  on  the  Lord's  side,  February  19,  1867, 
the  first  one  to  thus  declare  himself,  and  ever  remained  one 
on  whom  all  the  church  might  depend.     His  rest  is  glorious. 


54      CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


The  Inside  of  the  Old  Church. 

An  Interview  with  Miss  Julia  A.  West. 


'HE  OLD  CHURCH  was  put  lip  a  good  while  before  it  was 
finished.  Rough  boards  served  for  seats.  There  was 
no  entry.  The  doors  opened  directly  into  the  church, 
much  to  the  embarrassment  of  those  who  came  late.  There 
were  three  aisles — a  main  aisle  up  the  center  and  two  side 
aisles.  A  row  of  box  pews  was  on  the  sides  of  the  church  and 
two  rows  of  box  pews  between  each  aisle.  In  these  old-fash- 
ioned pews  part  of  the  people  faced  the  preacher  and  part  of 
them  turned  their  backs  to  him,  and  some  of  them  were  side- 
wise  to  the  preacher  as  they  sat  around  the  inside  of  those  box 
pews.  The  top  of  the  pew  was  of  ornamental  open  work,  and 
these  pieces  of  wood  could  be  made  to  squeak  as  you  turned 
them  around  in  their  sockets.  This  was  a  delight  to  the 
children,  but  the  special  privilege  of  the  children  came  when 
they  stood  during  the  long  prayer  and  looked  out  over  the 
railing. 

In  the  old  da^^s  there  was  one  stove.  It  was  in  the  middle 
aisle.  It  was  hard  to  tell  just  where  the  pipe  w^ent  to,  per- 
haps out  of  the  window.  It  was  very  cold  in  the  old  church. 
There  were  great  cracks  in  the  uneven  floor,  and  one  who  sang 
long  ago  in  the  choir  used  to  tell  how  her  breath  froze  upon 
her  veil  as  she  sang. 

The  pulpit  was  longer  than  broad.  It  was  reached  by  a 
stairway  on  the  west  side  of  it.  Three  steps  brought  you  to 
a  broad  stair,  from  which  j-ou  turned  and  passed  to  the  pulpit, 
which  was  paneled  and  painted  white,  and  had  turned  yellow. 
A  red  cushion  projetled  out  over  the  front  of  the  pulpit. 
Under  the  pulpit  was  a  place  called  the  "dungeon,"  of  which 
the  children  were  much  afraid.  Over  the  pulpit  was  the 
sounding  board,  shaped  like  an  umbrella  without  a  handle. 
It  had  no  visible  means  of  support  and  was  a  great  mystery  to 
the  little  folks,  but  it  was  probably  supported   in  some  way 


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(From  a  drawing  made  from  memory  by  Mrs,  K.  K-  Marcy,  Evaustou,  Illinois,) 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  55 

from  the  back.  This  sounding  board  was  white,  and  had  at 
each  corner  of  its  many  sides  a  big  carved  blossom  painted 
bright  red,  which  looked  like  a  peony. 

In  the  old  church  a  stairway  led  from  each  side  of  the  south 
doors  to  the  gallery.  The  galleries  were  on  three  sides,  and 
the  choir  sat  in  the  front  seats.  Hannah  Sears,  who  lived  one 
hundred  and  twenty  years  ago,  is  said  to  have  remarked: 
"There  were  no  tunes.  We  took  the  Psalms  and  sung  them 
along  like  a  chant."  Some  of  the  old  singers  were  Betsy 
Smith  and  Nabby  Smith,  sisters  of  Uncle  John  Smith.  There 
was  Dolly  Parmalee  and  Dempse}'  Parmalee,  too.  They  got 
a  piece  of  music  and  pricked  off  the  notes  for  extra  copies, 
which  they  called  "patent  note."  They  often  sang  "Judg- 
ment Anthem"  and  "Easter  Anthem."  When  Mr.  Curtis 
was  here  they  say  he  used  to  give  out  ' '  How  Firm  a  Foiin- 
dation"  every  Sunday.  They  had  only  a  pitch-pipe  to  help 
them  in  singing. 

In  the  southeast  and  .southwest  corners  of  the  gallery,  a  few 
steps  higher  than  the  other  pews,  were  the  "nigger  pews." 
Here  sat  old  Phyllis,  a  colored  woman,  whom  tradition  says 
was  quite  disturbed  because  she  was  black.  She  had  short 
curly  hair,  and  to  remedy  the  defe6l  she  raveled  worsted  stock- 
ings and  hung  the  yarn  down  the  sides  of  her  face.  Later  the 
"nigger  pews"  were  put  down  stairs  on  the  west  side.  Then 
it  was  only  a  plain  seat  with  a  back  and  near  the  wood  room. 

The  church  was  lighted  with  tallow  candles.  The  posts 
under  the  galleries  were  dark  blue.  To  these  the  candles  were 
hung.  They  were  set  in  sockets  with  a  rim  to  keep  the  melted 
tallow  from  dripping  down.  For  extra  lights  they  brought 
their  brass  candlesticks  with  candles  in  them.  The  tithing 
man  rapped  on  the  floor  with  his  stick  when  there  was  any 
mischief  or  disorder,  and  sometimes  pointed  at  the  offender, 
which  was  considered  a  great  disgrace. 

By  and  by  things  were  changed  inside  the  old  church.  This 
made  a  great  deal  of  talk.  They  partitioned  off  an  entrj^  from 
the  main  part.  Two  windows  were  put  into  the  partition,  so 
one  could  look  in  upon  the  audience.  They  took  the  box 
pews  from  the  body  of  the  church,  leaving  pews  only  on  the 
sides.  They  put  in  two  stoves,  one  by  the  east  door,  the  other 
by  the  west  door.     Long  pipes  from  the  stoves  met  in  a  drum 


56  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

above  the  center  of  the  church;  then  from  the  drum  a  pipe 
went  up  into  a  very  small  chimney.  These  stove  pipes  leaked. 
Square  pans  were  wired  under  the  joints  to  catch  the  drops, 
but  many  a  hat  and  cloak  were  spoiled.  But,  most  wonderful 
of  all,  they  put  in  a  whale-oil  chandelier.  By  and  by  some 
people  began  to  carpet  their  pews  and  put  in  cushions.  They 
commenced  to  dress  better  and  think  more  of  themselves. 

Rev.  Joel  West  was  ordained  in  the  old  church,  0(5lober  17, 
1792.  To  his  ordination  the  people  came  from  all  the  country 
round.  One  woman  came  before  sunrise  in  order  to  get  a  seat. 
Rev.  Thomas  Brockwa}-  rode  over  from  Lebanon,  now  Colum- 
bia. His  beautiful  daughter  came,  too,  and  as  she  passed  the 
house  soon  after  purchased  by  the  young  preacher  ordained 
that  day,  she  was  so  much  pleased  with  it  that  she  said  in  jest 
to  her  companions,  "See,  that  is  ni}^  house."  Indeed,  the 
young  preacher  soon  brought  this  girl  of  eighteen  or  nineteen 
home  as  his  bride.  The  house  by  the  lake  was  improved  till 
it  became  the  pride  of  the  town,  and  her  house  at  last;  &nd 
there  is  the  cradle  still  in  which  her  twelve  children  were 
rocked  to  sleep.  Perhaps  no  minister's  wife  ever  made  such  a 
stir  as  this  yotrng  bride  made  when  she  came  to  church  in  her 
wedding  costume.  Her  dress  was  of  changeable  silk  of  bright 
colors  and  very  beautiful.  Over  her  shoulders  was  a  red  broad- 
cloth cloak  with  a  large  hood,  the  whole  trimmed  with  white 
swansdown.  And  she  had  a  white  satin  bonnet  trimmed  with 
white  swansdown.  Her  hair  was  "banged"  across  her  fore- 
head and  hung  in  a  long  braid  down  her  back.  This  woman, 
Mrs.  Joel  West,  of  a  hundred  years  ago,  had  the  first  carpet 
that  was  ever  owned  in  town,  and  what  an  extravagance  for  a 
minister's  wife!  When  Deacon  Bill  came  to  the  parsonage  he 
did  not  dare  step  on  the  beautiful  covering  of  the  floor,  but 
carefully  walked  around  the  edges,  thinking  that  carpets  were 
never  made  for  boots.  These  are  memories  of  the  old  church 
and  days  gone  by. 


REV.  GEORGE  W.  ANDREWS,  D.  D., 
Pastor,  1867-1870. 


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Letters  from  Former  Pastors. 


Talladega,  Ala.,  September  24,  1898. 
To  the  South  Congregational  Church,  East  Hampton,  Conn.: 
*-|SyF.AR  Friends: — I  am  glad  to  send  you  a  word  of  greeting  on  this  one 
1^1  hundred  and  fiftieth  anniversary.  As  the  ancient  church  of  Phillipi 
^T  was  Paul's  first  love  in  Europe,  so  you  were  my  first  love  among  the 
churches  of  New  England,  and  as  Paul's  faith  and  interest  in  that  church  never 
faltered,  so  my  interest  and  faith  in  you  have  ever  remained  steadfast. 

It  is  always  a  joy  for  me  to  visit  you  and  to  know  of  your  prosperity,  spiritual 
and  material.  I  am  with  you  in  spirit  on  this  interesting  occasion,  though  far 
separated  in  body.  E.xcept  for  the  Macedonian  call,  "Come  down  into  the 
south  land  and  help  us,"  which  we  heard,  I  believe  our  relation  as  pastor  and 
people  might  have  been  long. 

It  is  twenty-eight  years  in  November  since  we  came  into  our  present  mission 
field  fresh  from  our  good-byes  and  farewells  with  you.  These  have  been  short 
years,  full  of  work  and  full  of  joy  in  the  Lord.  We  cannot  doubt  that  our 
mission  here  was  from  Him  w^ho  ever  guides  His  church  and  His  disciples. 

During  all  these  years  my  faith  in  God  and  His  word  has  grown  stronger  and 
stronger.  I  am  as  certain  that  the  Bible  in  its  spirit  and  teachings  is  the  Book 
of  God,  as  I  am  that  the  world  I  live  in  is  the  work  of  God.  Let  me  exhort  you 
to  be  diligent  students  of  the  Bible.  I  like  often  to  repeat  Isaiah,  50th  chapter, 
7th  verse,  and  to  make  its  experience  and  its  spirit  and  its  faith  mine. 

My  dear  friends  of  the  South  Church,  my  heart  goes  out  to  you  afresh  upon 
this  anniversary  occasion.  May  the  dear  Father  bless  and  keep  you  all  to  His 
praise  and  glory,  both  the  living  and  the  dead,  alive  for  evermore. 

Affectionately  yours,  g.  W.  ANDREWS. 

(^*  ^?*  ti?* 

Rev.  Mr.  Slade: 

Dear  Sir:  — My  father  wishes  me  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter, 
inviting  him  to  be  present  at  your  one  hundred  and  fiftieth  anniversary  next 
September,  also  an  invitation  received  from  Mr.  Mills  Bevin. 

It  would  give  him  great  pleasure  to  be  with  you,  but  his  very  feeble  state  of 
health  makes  it  impossible.  He  is  not  even  well  enough  to  write  you  a  letter 
to  be  read  at  the  anniversary. 

He  hopes  that  it  will    be  a  very  interesting  and  memorable  occasion,  and 
regrets  very  much  that  he  is  unable  to  be  with  you  and  enjoy  it  with  you. 
Yours  truly,  ANNA  COLBURN   BARNARD, 

For  REV.  B.  A.  SMITH. 

Worcester,  Mass.,  69  Lincoln  St.,  July  29,  iSgS. 


58  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

BuENA  ViSTA,  Colo.,  October  7,  1S98. 
To  the  Church  at  East  Hampton,  Conn.: 

Dear  Brethren: — It  would  give  me  great  pleasure  to  join  in  your  celebra- 
tion, but  that  seems  impossible.  Of  course  it  will  be  an  occasion  full  of 
interest.  You  still  have  a  warm  place  in  my  heart,  and  my  desire  and  prayer 
to  God  is  "that  all  may  be  richly  blessed." 

The  last  few  years  have  wrought  great  changes.  Many  familiar  faces  will 
be  seen  no  more.  One  by  one  those  who  have  loved  the  church  have  passed 
to  the  church  triumphant,  and  who  knows  but  what  in  the  glorified  presence 
they  have  as  much  interest  and  joy  in  this  celebration  as  the  earthly  partici- 
pants. Be  assured  of  my  deep  interest  in  the  church.  Trusting  that  the 
celebration  will  be  pleasant  and  profitable, 

I  am  most  cordially,  EDWARD  P.  ROOT. 

t(?*  ?<?•         t^* 

To  the  Mcinbc7-s  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  East  Hampton,  Conn.: 

Dear  Brethren: — From  this  new  parish  in  the  finest  city  in  the  northwest^ 
Mrs.  Holmes  and  myself  send  greetings  to  a  beloved  church  in  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  nooks  of  all  New  England.  We  may  find  other  people  with  whom  to 
labor  will  be  a  delight,  but  none  with  whom  it  can  be  a  greater  delight  than  to 
have  labored  with  you.  It  is  safe  to  say  that  no  other  church  will  ever  be  to  us 
dearer  than  was  and  is  the  East  Hampton  Church. 

May  you  be  blessed  abundantly  in  this  one  hundred  and  fiftieth  anniversary 
of  your  organization.  To  have  completed  such  a  term  of  usefulness  may  well 
be  a  matter  of  congratulation  on  the  part  of  any  church.  God  grant  that  the 
younger  portion  of  the  congregation,  just  entering  upon  their  work  in  and 
through  the  church,  may  appreciate  the  history  lying  back  of  the  church  into 
which  they  come,  and  appreciating  it,  may  be  true  to  it,  worthy  of  those  who 
have  gone  before. 

We  shall  ever  consider  it  one  of  the  privileges  of  our  lives  to  have  labored 
for  even  two  years  among  you,  to  have  stood  in  such  a  close  relation  to  the 
church  whose  history  reaches  back  so  far  into  the  life  of  this  nation;  the  church 
whose  influence  has  been  felt  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  And  if  it  shall  be  found 
in  the  day  when  all  things  shall  be  made  plain  by  the  Spirit  of  God,  that  we 
added  ever  so  little  to  the  measure  of  the  influence  exerted  by  the  church,  we 
shall  be  more  than  satisfied. 

I  need  not  tell  you  that  it  would  be  an  unspeakable  pleasure  to  be  with  you 
on  the  day  of  your  anniversary.  But  the  distance  between  us  is  so  great  that 
however  mighty  the  desire  to  be  with  you,  and  to  enjoy  the  exercises  of  the 
day,  it  is  impossible.  But  we  shall  be  with  you  in  spirit,  and  the  day  will  be 
marked  by  us  in  this  our  distant  home. 

The  dear  Father  command  his  richest  blessings  upon  you  as  a  church,  not 
only  upon  this  day  of  deep  interest  historically,  but  upon  all  the  days  which 
lie  down  the  years  yet  to  come. 

Now  the  God  of  peace,  that  brought  again  from  the  dead  our  Lord  Jesus, 
that  great  Shepherd  of  the  sheep,  through  the  blood  of  the  everlasting  cove- 
nant, make  you  perfect  in  every  good  work,  to  do  His  will,  working  in  you 
that  which  is  well  pleasing  in  his  sight,  through  Jesus  Christ,  to  whom  be 
glory  forever  and  ever. 

Very  sincerely  yours,  HENRY    HOLMES. 

Minneapolis,  Minn.,  Sept.  23,  1S98. 


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Committees  of  Arrangements. 


CHURCH. 

Rev.  William  Slade,  Dea.  E.  C.  Barton, 

Dea.  H.  D.  Chap^lw,  Dea.  H.  W.  Porter, 

J.  W.  Smith. 

SOCIETY. 

A.  Avery  Bevin,  S.  Mills  Bevin,  A.  H.  Conklin, 

Halsey  Mead,  Robert  H.  H.all. 

SPECIAL   COMMITTEES. 

COLLATION. 

Mrs.  Robert  H.  Hall,  •  Mrs.  A.  H.  Co.xklin, 

Mrs.  William  H.  Bevin,  Mrs.  Philo  Bevin, 

Mrs.  H.  E.  Carpenter. 

invitation  and  printing. 
Rev.  William  Slade,  S.  Mills  Bevin. 

reception. 
Halsey  Me.-vd,  Mrs.  Philo  Bevin. 

entertainment  and  finance. 
H.  D.  Chapman,  Herbert  Clark. 

decoration. 

Walter  C.  Clark,  Herbert  Clark,  Mrs.  Hayden  Clark, 

Mrs.  James  Forbes,  Mrs.  Robert  A.  Beckwith, 

Robert  A.  Beckwith. 

music 
A.  W.  Sexton,  Mrs.  William  Slade,  Miss  Lois  J.  Barion. 

RELICS. 
Clark  ^L  Watrous,  E.  D.  Barton. 

USHERS. 
Robert  A.  Beckwith,  D.  Clifford  Barton. 


6o  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


APPENDIX. 


Deacons. 

fHE  first  deacons  of  this  church  were  Ebenezer  Clark  and 
Isaac  Smith,  who  were  probably  chosen  to  that  office  at 
or  not  far  from  the  time  of  its  organization.  Ebenezer 
Clark  was  the  son  of  John  and  Sarah  (Goodwin)  Clark,  and 
was  born  in  Middletown,  probably  in  that  part  that  is  now 
Cromwell,  Jul}'  ii,  1711.  He  married  first,  June  21,  1733, 
Abigail,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Hannah  Whitmore,  who  died 
April  9,  1738,  and  was  interred  in  the  old  quarry  cemetery  in 
Portland.  He  married  second,  September  20,  1739,  Ann, 
daughter  of  Captain  John  and  Ann  (Ward)  Warner,  of  Mid- 
dletown. In  1743  he  was  appointed  by  the  General  Assembly 
ensign  of  the  first  company  or  train-band  on  the  east  side  of 
the  Connedlicut  river,  and  afterwards  had  the  title  "  Captain." 
He  was  one  of  the  leading  petitioners  for  the  incorporation  of 
this  society  in  1744,  and  prominent  in  the  administration  of  its 
early  affairs.  He  removed  from  this  parish  about  the  year 
1755  to  the  parish  of  Judea,  then  that  part  of  the  town  of 
Woodbury  since  set  off  as  a  separate  town  by  the  name  of 
Washington.  His  second  wife  died  there  March  3,  1795,  aged 
79.  He  died  April  5,  1800,  at  the  age  of  89.  His  gravestone, 
now  standing  in  the  cemetery  at  Washington,  states  that  he 
was  a  deacon  of  the  church  there  for  forty-four  years. 

Children  of  Deacon  Ehenezer  Clark. 
(By  his  first  wife.) 
Abigail,  born  April  i,  1734. 
Jedediah,  born  Jan.  16,  1736. 

(By  his  second  wife.) 
Tabitha,  born  June  18,  1740;   baptized  June  22,  1740. 
Ebenezer.  born  Feb.  28,  1742;  baptized  April  4,  1742. 
Ann,  born  ^Farch  i,  1744;  baptized  April  8,  1744. 


CONGREGATIONAI.  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  6  I 

Rebecca,  born   Dec.  28,  1745;  baptized  Jan.  13,   1746;  died   Nov.  11, 

1755- 
Susannah,  born  April  23,  174S;  baptized  May  i,  174S. 
Joseph,  born  May  30,  1750. 
Jerusha,  born  April  24,  1752. 
Sarah,  born  March  3,  1755;  died  June  30,  1776. 
Moses,  born  March  4,  1757;  died  March  4,  1757. 

Isaac  Smith,  chosen  with  Kbenezer  Clark  as  one  of  the  first 
deacons  of  this  church,  was  a  son  of  Ralph  and  Mary  (  Mayo) 
Smith,  and  was  born  in  Eastham,  Mass.,  November  17,  1716. 
He  married  at  Eastham,  March  9,  1738,  Mary  Sparrow,  born 
March   10,    1718.     She  died  April   17,   1785,  and  he  married, 

second,   Ej'dia   ,  who  died   March   24,    1799,   aged    75. 

He  removed  with  his  father  and  brothers  to  Middle  Haddam 
about  1740,  and  he  and  his  wife  Mary  united  with  the  church 
there  April  5,  1741.  His  residence  in  East  Hampton  was  near 
the  present  rCvSidence  of  Henry  Hutchins  on  Walnut  avenue. 
He  died  July  29,  1802,  full  of  years  and  full  of  honors. 

Children  of  Deacon  Isaac  Smith. 
Azubah,  born    Dec.   7,   173S,  in  Eastham,   Mass.;    married   Jan.    10, 

1760,  John  Hinckley. 
Ralph,  born   March   15,  1742,  in   Middletown,  Conn.;  baptized   April 

25,  1742;  married  Dec.  2,  1767,  Hannah  Hollister. 
Isaac,  born  Nov.  18,  1745,  in  Middletown,  Conn. 
Mary,  born  Feb.  6,  1747,  in  Middletown,  Conn.;  baptized  March  22, 

1748;  married  Dec.  3,  1767,  Nathaniel  Bosworth. 

Sarah,  born  Jan.  27,  1750-1,  in  Middletown;  married  Sage. 

Phebe,  born  April  22,  1753,  in  Middletown,  Conn.;  married  Oct.  25, 

1775,  Ezekiel  Wright. 
Asenath,  born   March  20,  1756,  in   Middletown,  Conn.;   married  Jan. 

II,  1 78 1,  John  Markham. 
Sparrow,  born  August  14,  1760,  in  Middletown,  Conn.;  married  May 

3,  1787,  Eunice  Clark. 

John  Clark,  Jr.,  son  of  John  and  Sarah  (Goodwin)  Clark, 
born  December  9,  17 15,  was  chosen  deacon  to  fill  the  vacancy' 
occasioned  by  the  removal  of  his  brother  Ebenezer  from  the 
parish.  He  resided  upon  Clark's  Hill,  in  the  first  frame  hou.se 
eredled  in  the  parish,  and  kept  an  ordinary  or  public  house  in 
addition  to  carrying  on  a  large  farm.  This  house  was  erecled 
in  1744,  and  was  situated  on  the  main  thoroughfare  leading 
from  Middletown  to  the  northeastern  part  of  the  colony.  As 
the  mode  of  traveling  at  that  time  was  principally  upon  foot  or 


62  CONGREGATIONAI.  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

horseback,  there  is  no  doubt  but  that  many  a  weary  traveler 
has  partaken  of  the  good  cheer  of  this  famous  hostelry.     This 
house  was  destroyed  by  fire  Odlober  28,  1887,  but  a  fine  pho- 
tograph of  it  was  exhibited  at  the  anniversary  by  Mr.  Clark 
M.  Watrous,  as  was  also  the  unique  sign  that  swung  before  its 
door,  which. was  kindl}^  loaned  by  Mrs.  Stewart  D.  Parmelee. 
Deacon  Clark  held  for  many  3'ears  the  office  of  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  an  office  of  far  greater  powers  and  jurisdi(5tion  at  that 
time  than  the  present,  and  his  court  records  show  that  a  large 
number  of  cases  were  brought  before  him  for  adjudication  and 
settlement,  and  that  many  offenders  against  the  peace  and  order 
of  the  community  learned  from  him  in  a  pracftical  manner  that 
"  the  law  was  a  terror  to  evil-doers."     He  married,  Februar)^ 
I,  1744,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Captain  Nathaniel  and  Mehitable 
(Hurlbut)  White,  born  Odlober  24,  1724,  who  died  January 
26,  1780.     He  died  August  8,  1809,  aged  ninety-four  years. 
Children  of  Deacon  John  Clark. 
John,  born  March  15,  1745;  married  Feb.  15,  1767,  Deborah  Mosely. 
Mehitable,  born  Nov.  14,  1746;  died  Nov.  i,  1747. 
Sarah,   born   Feb.   20,    1747-8;    married    first,    Nov.    18,    1767,   James 

Johnson,  Jr.;  second,  Jan.  18,  1781,  Capt.  Silas  Dunham. 
INIehitable,  born  April  8,    1750;   married    November  13,  1771,   Daniel 

Judd,  Jr. 
Daniel,  born  Oct.  13,  1752;  married  June  30,  1780,  Lydia  Davison.     A 

Revolutionary  soldier,  Pomfret,  Conn. 
Esther,  born  Oct.  2,  1754;  married  Peter  Parker. 
Elijah,  born  Nov.  i,  1756;  died  Nov.,  1776,  in  the  army  in  New  York 

State. 
Desire,  born  June  12,  1759;  died  June  12,  1759. 
David,  born  May  23,  1760. 
Lydia,  born  April  13,  1763;  married  Nov.  21,  1784,  Joseph  Davison, 

of  Pomfret,  Conn. 
Moses,  born  Nov.  23,  1766;  baptized  Nov.  30,  1766;  married  June  3, 
1788,  Millicent  Blish. 

Deacons  Smith  and  Clark,  having  become  incapacitated  from 
performing  the  duties  of  the  office  by  reason  of  the  infirmities 
of  age,  it  was  deemed  best  by  the  church  to  appoint  their  suc- 
cessors, and  on  the  fifth  day  of  February,  1795,  James  Bill, 
Esq.,  and  Gideon  Arnold  were  sele(5led  for  that  purpose. 
An  account  of  Deacon  Bill  will  be  found  in  connexion  with 
the  famih'  of  the  Rev.  John  Norton,  whose  daughter  he 
married. 


COXGREGATIOXAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.      63 

Gideon  Arnold,  who  was  chosen  as  the  colleague  of  James 
Bill,  was  the  son  of  Deacon  Gideon  and  Abigail  (Brainerd) 
Arnold,  and  was  born  in  Haddani  in  1735.  He  married,  Sep- 
tember 2,  1761,  Lucy,  daughter  of  Gershom  and  Mary  (BuellJ 
Hinckley,  of  Lebanon,  born  March  19,  1738.  He  resided  in  a 
house  now  standing  near  the  silk  mill  and  was  licensed  as  a 
tavern  keeper  and  carried  on  a  small  farm.  His  wife  died 
March  i,  1801,  in  the  sixty-third  year  of  her  age,  after  a  long 
and  painful  illness,  which  she  endured  with  exemplary  patience 
and  resignation  in  the  hopes  of  Christian  salvation.  He  died 
February  17,  1807,  in  the  sevents'-second  year  of  his  age,  and 
his  tombstone,  standing  in  Lakeview  Cemeter}',  tells  the  pass- 
er-by who  pauses  for  a  moment  to  read,  that  being  highly 
Tespedled  in  life,  his  death  was  universally  lamented. 

"  In  veracity  he  was  strict, 
In  his  profession  sincere: 
In  his  friendship  he  was  clost, 
In  his  manner  meek, 
In  religion  exemplary." 

Children  of  Deacon  Gideon  Arnold. 
ApoUos,  born  March  23,   1763;  married  August  12,  1784,  Lucy  Bill. 
Mary,  born  Sept.  5,  1765;  baptized  Sept.  15,  1765;  died  Jan.  10,  1768. 
Dan,  born  June  11,  1767;  baptized  July  26,   1767;  married  Arethusa 

Clillett,  and  lived  in  Hebron,  Conn. 
A  son,  born  June  6,  1769;  died  June  8,  1769. 
*  Mary,  born  Sept.  14,  1772;  died  April  18,  1793. 
Charles,  born  Nov.  16,  1776;  married  first,  Deborah  Thomas;  second, 

Lucy  Thomas,  of  Lebanon,  Conn. 
Lucy,  born  Jan.  12,  1779;  married  April  7,  1S03,  Capt.  David  Buell. 


*  Copy  of  inscription  on  tombstone  in  Lakeview  Cemetery: 

Sacred  to  the  Memory  of 
Miss  Polly  Arnold 
daughter  of  Mr  Gideon  &  Mrs  Lucy  ."Vrnold 
who  after  a  short  illness  departed  this  life  ye  iSth  of  April  .\D  1793 
in  j-e  21st  year  of  her  age. 
She  was  a  person  unaffected  in  her  mien,  mild  and  sedate  in  her  temper,  benevolent 
in  her  nature,  sincere  in  her  profession,  exemplary  in  her  life,  engaging  in  her  man- 
ners, pleasant,  calm  and  resigned  in  death. 

Let  weeping  virtue  mourn  around  thy  tomb 

And  meek  eyed  pitj'  vail  thy  early  doom 

Yet  worth  like  thine  sustains  no  wide  decay 

Tho.  time  should  sweep  these  sculptured  lines  awa\' 

In  realms  of  bliss  beyond  the  verge  of  time 

Thy  name  shall  flourish  in  immortal  prime 

Tho.  here  alas  thy  lifes  short  circuit  ends 

Thou  best  of  daughters,  sisters  and  of  friends 


64  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

On  the  1 6th  of  May,  1805,  a  Httle  more  than  ten  years  after 
the  elecflion  of  Deacons  Bill  and  Arnold,  Moses  Cook  and  Isaac 
Smith  were  elecfted  as  their  successors.  Moses  Cook  was  the 
son  of  Josiah  and  Hannah  (Sparrow)  Cook,  and  was  baptized 
in  the  church  at  Middle  Haddam,  September  26,  1742.  He 
resided  north  of  the  lake,  and  in  company  with  his  younger 
brother,  Richard,  carried  on  a  grist  mill  that  formerly  stood 
where  the  East  Hampton  Bell  Company's  manufa(5lory  now 
stands.  He  married,  December  18,  1765,  Elizabeth  Cone, 
and  they  were  admitted  to  full  communion  in  this  church 
April  23,  1769.  She  died  Ocftober  8,  1808,  aged  sixty-four 
years,  and  he  married  second,  April  11,  1809,  Ede,  daughter 
of  Jabez  and  Sarah  (Judd)  Clark  and  widow  of  John  Norton, 
Jr.  He  died  May  15,  18 18,  aged  seventy-five  years,  and 
his  second  wife  died  February  18,  1827.  His  children  were 
by  his  first  wife,  and  were,  as  far  as  can  be  ascertained,  as 
follows: 

Lydia,  born  Sept.  23,  1766;  baptized  May  18,  1769;  married  Comfort 

Beebee. 
Selden,  born  Mar.  17,  1768;  baptized  May  18,  1769;  died  Nov.  16,  1769. 
Selden,  born  Jan.  4,  1770;  baptized  Jan.  14,  1770. 
Moses,  born  Jan.  7,  1772;  baptized  April  3,  1772. 
Elizabeth,  born  1774;  married  Sept.  11,  1794,  Adonijah  Strong,  Jr. 

Josiah,  born ;  died  June  4,  1778. 

Susanna,  born  1776;  died  May  8,  177S. 

Josiah,  born  ;  baptized  May  9,  1779. 

Susanna,  born ;  baptized  September  6,  1779;  married  first,  April 

25,  1798,  Daniel  Butler  Newton;    second,  Sept.  17,  1801,  Henry 

Strong. 

Hannah,  born ;  baptized  June  6,  17S2. 

Livia,  born  ;  baptized  July  iS,  17S4;  married  Nov.  3,  1803,  Wix 

Watrous. 

Selden,  born  ;  baptized  June  25,  17S6. 

Orrin,   born  ;  baptized   Nov.    16,    1788;    married  June  22,    1813, 

Polly  Parmelee. 

Isaac  Smith,  colleague  of  Deacon  Cook,  was  the  son  of  Dea- 
con Isaac  and  Mary  (Sparrow)  Smith,  and  was  born  November 
18,  1745.  He  married,  January  9,  1772,  Jerusha  Brooks.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  resided  in  a  house  now  standing  near  the 
eastern  terminus  of  Walnut  avenue.  He  died  Odlober  28,  18 15, 
aged  seventy  years.  She  died  July  11,  1836,  aged  ninety-one 
3'ears  and  six  months. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OP  EAST  HAMPTON.  65 

Children  of  Deacon  Isaac  Smith. 

Isaac,  born  Oct.  11,  1772;  married  Sept.  12,  1796,  Hannah  Brown, 
and  was  a  successful  physician  in  Portland,  Conn. 

Amasa,  born  July  22,  1774;  married  Mary  Williams;  was  a  school-teacher. 

Jerusha,  born  June  29,  1776;  died  May  13,  1S60. 

Mary,  born  June  5,  1778. 

Brooks,  born  June  3,  17S0;  baptized  July  23,  1780;  married  Mar.  7, 
1 81 1,  Elizabeth  Brooks. 

Infant  son,  born  May  2g,  1782,  still-born. 

Azubah,  born  Oct.  15,  1783;  baptized  Nov.  30,  1783;  married  Benja- 
min Cobb. 

Infant  daughter,  born  Jan.  8,  17S5,  still-born. 

Porter,  born  April  8,  1788;  baptized  Nov.  16,  17SS;  married  Statira 
Brainerd,  Nov.  3,  1811. 

Washington,  born  Jan.  28,  1791;  married  first,  Cynthia  Barstow;  sec- 
ond, Mary  J.  Davis. 

Joseph  Sage  was  ele(5lecl  a  deacon  July  24,  18 15,  and  was  the 
son  of  Ebenezer  and  Abiah  (Southmayd)  Sage,  and  was  born 
in  Middletown  in  1757.  He  kept  the  toll  gate  on  the  turnpike 
road  near  the  Griffith  place,  where  the  railroad  now  crosses. 
He  died  February  20,  18 18,  aged  sixty  years,  and  was  interred 
in  the  cemetery  at  Middle  Haddam.     He  had  no  children. 

David  Clark,  elecfbed  deacon  of  this  church  July  10,  1816, 
was  the  son  of  Deacon  John  and  Sarah  (White)  Clark,  and 
was  born  May  23,  1760.  He  was  a  farmer  and  tavern  keeper, 
and  for  many  3^ears  a  Justice  of  the  Peace.  He  was  the  iirst 
Worshipful  Master  of  Warren  Lodge,  No.  51,  F.  and  A.  M., 
instituted  August  i,  iSii,  and  which  for  many  j^ears  met  in 
the  hou.se  of  Orrin  Alvord,  near  the  meeting  house.  He  served 
a  short  term  during  the  latter  part  of  the  Revolutionary  War 
as  a  private,  and  in  1831  was  granted  a  pension  of  $26.66  per 
annum.  He  died  January  8,  1839,  aged  seventy-nine  years. 
He  resided  at  the  old  homestead  on  Clark's  Hill,  and  was 
thrice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Jerusha,  daughter  of  Cap- 
tain Abijah  and  Margaret  (Dewey)  Hall,  who  was  born  May 
21,  1760,  and  to  whom  he  was  married  September  ig,  1782. 
She  died  August  24,  1800,  and  he  married  second,  Novem- 
ber 15,  1801,  Eunice,  daughter  of  Joshua  and  Ruth  (Mayo) 
Griffith,  born  April  16,  1780.  She  died  July  27,  181 1,  and  he 
married  third,  May  28,  18 13,  Mehitable,  daughter  of  George 
and  Mehitable  (Miller)  Hubbard,  born  June  12,  1782.  She 
died  November  26,  1854. 


66  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

Children  of  Deacon  David  Clark. 

(By  first  wife.) 

Elijah,  born  Jan.  28,  1784;  baptized  Oct.  3,  1784. 

Chauncey,  born  Jan.  19,  1789;  baptized  April  26,  1789;  married  Zilpah 

(iriffith. 

Jerusha  Hall,  born  August,  1800;   baptized  Aug.  25,  1800;  died  Oct. 

23,  1800. 

(By  second  7vifc.J 

Deborah  Griffith,  born  Nov.  3,  1802;  baptized  May  15,  1803;  married 

Hubbard  Barton. 
Emilia  Adeline,  born  Jan.  i,  1805;  baptized  April  28,  1805;  married 

Minories  Watrous. 

Jerusha   Hall,  born   Dec.    i,   1807;    baptized    Dec.    i,    1S07;    married 

Lewis  Utley. 

(By  third  wife.) 

Mary  Esther,  born  July  27,  1814,  town  record;  baptized  July  10,  1S14, 

church  record;  married  William  Bailey. 

Warren  Ackley  Skinner,  who  was  ele(fted  deacon  May  i, 
1 8 18,  was  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Ruth  (Ackley)  Skinner,  and 
was  born  in  the  parish  of  Westchester,  in  the  town  of  Col- 
chester, March  7,  1789.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  on 
Miller's  Hill  in  the  house  occupied  by  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Skinner. 
He  died  January  4,  1862,  and  after  the  record  of  his  death 
upon  the  church  books  is  w^ritten  the  following  quotation  from 
the  twelfth  Psalm,  first  verse:  "Help,  I^ord!  for  the  godly 
man  ceaseth!"  He  and  his  wife  united  with  this  church  by 
letter  from  Westchester  in  18 16.  He  was  ever  zealous  for  the 
work  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  Lord's  hand  was  an  important 
fadlor  in  the  building  up  of  the  church,  both  in  spiritual  and 
temporal  things,  during  the  forty-five  years  that  he  was  a  faith- 
ful watchman  upon  the  walls  of  Zion.  He  married,  November 
28,  18 10,  Anna,  daughter  of  Asa  and  Anna  (Marvin)  Day,  born 
January  28,  1791,  who  died  September  18,  1879. 

Children  of  Deacon  ^YARREN  Ackley  Skinner. 
Diantha,  born  Sept.  19,  1811;  baptized  July  28,  1816;  married  Feb.  15, 

1832,  Anson  Carpenter. 
Samuel,  born   May  14,  1814;  baptized  July  28,  1S16;  married  Oct.  6, 

1 841,  Laura  A.  Markham. 
Ruth  Ann,  born  Nov.  24,  1816;  baptized  May  ii,  1S17;  married  Oct. 

6,  1 841,  Ambrose  N.  Markham. 
Emily,  born  Feb.  21,  1819;  baptized  June  20,  1819;  married  Nov.  8, 

1843,  John  B.  Hungerford. 
Mary  Octavo,   born  July  27,   1821;   baptized  July  27,    1S21;   married 

Sept.  23,  1844,  Daniel  N.  Markham. 


DEA.  WARREN  A.  SKINNER, 

1789-1862. 


MRS.  ANNA  SKINNER, 

1791-1879. 


RESIDENCE  OF  DEA.  WARREN  A.  SKINNER. 

(miller's  hill.  ) 


ms^^^A. 


DEA.  SAMUEL  SKINNER, 

1814-1895. 


MRS.  LAURA  SKINNER. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  67 

Henry  L.,  born  May  30,  1823;  baptized  Aug.  24,  1S23;  married  Oct. 

7,  1849,  Clarine  A.  Markham. 
John  Williams,  born  Feb.  26,  1825;   baptized  Sept.  11,  1825;  married 

Oct.  3,  1847,  Amelia  Stranahan. 
Warren,  born  June  17,  1828;  baptized  Sept.  28,  1828;  married  April 

29,  1855,  Sarah  M.  Ackley. 
Lyman   Francis,  born  Sept.  18,  1S30;  baptized  July  3,  1831;  married 

first,  Dec.   31,   1855,   Nancy  M.   Clark;    second,  April  25,   1S65, 

Grace  E.  Brown. 
Rosannah,  born  Oct.  5,  1832;  baptized  Aug.  25,  1S33;  married  Nov. 

26,  1852,  Horatio  D.  Chapman. 

Diodate  Brockway  West  was  chosen  deacon  December  ii, 
1823.  He  was  the  son  of  Rev.  Joel  and  EHzabeth  (Brockway) 
West,  and  was  born  July  20,  1798,  and  was  admitted  to  com- 
munion July  4,  1819.  He  was  a  farmer  and  commercial 
traveler,  and  resided  at  the  old  homestead  near  the  outlet  of 
the  lake.  He  represented  the  town  in  the  General  Assembly 
in  1870.  He  married,  May  i,  1822,  Nancy,  daughter  of  Capt. 
Timothy  and  Hannah  (Sears)  Rogers.  She  died  July  5,  1855. 
He  died  June  13,  1881. 

Children  of  Deacon  Diodate  Brockway  West. 
Child,  still-born,  Jan.  20,  1823. 
Marianne  Rogers,  born  Sept.  26,  1824. 
Julia  Brockway,  born  Sept.  10,  1828. 
Herbert  Rogers,  born  March  16,  1831;  died  Jan.  26,  1855. 

December  30,  1857,  Samuel  Skinner  and  Allen  Cushman 
Clark  were  chosen,  and  continued  to  exercise  the  duties  of  that 
office  until  December  18,  1888,  when  they  were  relieved  from 
active  service,  and  a  new  method  of  choosing  incumbents  of 
that  office  came  into  vogue. 

Samuel  Skinner  was  the  son  of  Deacon  Warren  A.  and  Anna 
(Day)  Skinner,  and  was  born  May  14,  1S14.  He  resided 
near  Skinner's  Mills  and  carried  on  the  manufacfture  of  paper 
boxes  to  a  con.siderable  extent.  He  united  with  the  church 
on  profession  of  faith,  in  1S33,  and  ever  after  was  a  faithful, 
earnest  worker  in  the  service  of  the  Master.  He  was  rarely 
absent  from  any  service  of  the  church,  and  for  years  was  the 
acknowledged  leader  of  the  prayer  meetings.  He  married, 
0(5tober  6,  1841,  Laura  Ann,  daughter  of  John  and  Anna 
(Estabrook)  (Niles)  Markham,  born  0(ftober  25,  18 13,  and 
died  without  issue. 


68 


COXGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


Allen  C.  Clark  was  the  son  of  Amos  and  Betsey  M.  S. 
(Smith)  Clark,  and  was  born  August  9,  1817.  He  married, 
April  2,  1845,  Frances  M.  Ackle}-,  who  died  April  5,  1S97. 
He  was  a  farmer  and  stonecutter,  and  is  still  living  on  Miller's 
Hill  at  the  age  of  eightj^-one  years.  They  had  one  child,  who 
died  in  infancy. 

Beginning  with  December  18,  1888,  the  deacons  were  chosen 
biennially  to  serve  four  years.  After  four  years'  service  they 
are  ineligible  for  eledlion  to  this  office  for  the  space  of  two 
5'ears.  Under  this  new  method  the  following  persons  have 
served  the  church  in  the  oihce  of  deacon:  Hubert  E.  Carpenter, 
Chauncey  B.  West,  Elijah  C.  Barton,  Walter  C.  Clark,  Edwin 
D.  Barton,  Horatio  D.  Chapman,  John  Watrous,  Horace  W. 
Porter. 

Of  this  number  only  one  has  passed  away — Chauncey  B. 
West,  W'ho  died  August  28,  1893.  He  w'as  an  earnest  Chris- 
tian man  and  ever  faithful  to  the  church. 


Dea.  Edwin  D.  Barton. 


Dea.  H.  Welton  Porter. 


COXGREGATIOXAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


69 


Old  Documents. 


(D  OLL  OF  CoiMPANY  that  responded  to  the  lyexington  Alarm 
from  Chatham  in  1775,  and  their  term  of  service,  copied 
from  "  Conne(5licut  Soldiers  in  the  Revolution."     The 

entire  Company  were  residents  at  the  time  of  East  Hampton 

parish. 

Silas  Dunham,  Captain,        -     5  days.    |    Amos  Clark,  -         -         -     5  days. 

Timothy  Percival,  Lit'iitenant,  5  " 
Isaac  Kneeland,  Clerk,  -  5  " 
Marcus  Cole,  Sergeant,  -     5 

Privates. 

Stephen  Olmsted,  -  -  5  " 

Ralph  Smith,        -  -  -  5  " 

Samuel  Kilbourn.  -  -  3  "' 

Samuel  Hill,          -  -  -  5  " 

Daniel  Hill,          -  -  -  5  " 

Caleb  Cook,          -  -  -  2  " 

John  Johnson,      -  -  -  5  " 

Nehemiah  Day,   -  -  -  5  " 

Sylvanus  Freeman,  -  -  5  " 

William  White,    -  -  -  5  " 

Samuel  Se.xton,    -  -  -  5  " 

Benjamin  Kneeland,  -  -  5  " 

Thomas  Hill,        -  -  -  5  " 

Daniel  Clark,        -  -  -  5  "        ' 

5^  t^*  (^* 


Amos  Clark, 

-     5 

Elijah  Clark, 

5 

Samuel  Freeman, 

-     5 

Hezekiah  Goff,     - 

-     5 

William  Bevin,     - 

-     5 

Daniel  Park, 

-     5 

Elijah  Bailey, 

-     5 

Daniel  MacKall, 

-     5 

Lazarus  Watrous, 

-     5 

Nathaniel  Markham,    - 

-     5 

Elisha  Cornwell,  - 

-     5 

John  Norton,  Jr., 

-     2 

Ezra  Ackley, 

-     3 

David  Caswell,     - 

-     2 

Ezra  Purple, 

-     3 

Joshua  Bailey, 

-     3 

James  Johnson,  Jr., 

-     3 

Nathaniel  Garnsey, 

-     3 

Ithamer  Pelton,    - 

-     5 

Upon  the  Memorial  of  John  Clark,  Stephen  Griffith,  Hez.  Russ,  Samuel 
Wadsworth,  Jonathan  Bayley,  David  Bayley,  John  Bevin  junior,  Joseph  Parke, 
Ebenezer  Clark,  Jabez  Clark,  William  Clark,  Shubal  Lewis,  Josiah  Cook,  Isaac 
Smith,  William  Norket,  William  Norket  junior,  Daniel  Young-,  Ezra  Andrews, 
James  Johnson,  Caleb  Johnson,  William  I5evin,  Seth  Knowles,  Isaac  Williams, 
John  Markham  and  Thomas  Lewis,  all  of  Middletown,  in  Hartford  County, 
showing  to  this  Assembly  that  they  live  very  remote  from  the  place  of  publick 
worship  in  the  third  society  in  Middletown  whereunto  they  belong,  praying 
that  upon  their  hiring  an  approved  minister  to  preach  to  them  six  months  in  a 
year  they  should  be  released  from  paying  towards  the  minister's  salary  of  said 
society  one-half  of  their  rates  or  taxes  that  shall  be  taxed  against  them  on  that 
account. 


70  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

Resolved  by  the  Assembly,  That  the  said  John  Clark,  &c.,  for  this  current 
year  and  annually  on  their  procuring  an  orthodox  minister  to  preach  to  them 
six  months  in  a  year,  they  be  released  and  are  hereby  released  from  paying  to 
said  society  one-half  of  what  might  otherwise  be  taxed  against  them  by  said 
society  for  their  minister's  salary. 

Way,  1743.  Past  in  ye  Lower  House. 

Test:  Jno  Fowler,  Clerk. 

Concurred  in  the  Upper  House. 

Test:  Gf.o.  Wyllys,  Secy. 

^*  •,?*         *^^ 

To  the  Honotirable  General  Assembly  to  he  held  at  Hartford  In  the  Comity  of 
Hartford  on  the  Second  Thursday  of  may  ij-fj 

We  the  under  written  all  Inhabatants  In  middleton  in  said  County  in  the 
third  society  in  Middleton  afsd  to  this  Honourable  assembly  Humbly  sheweth 
that  the  several  Habetations  wherein  we  dwell  are  more  than  five  mile  distent 
the  nearest  of  us  and  most  of  us  seven  mile  &  some  more  from  the  place  of 
publick  worship  whereto  we. Belong  and  the  Roads  are  very  dificult  to  Travel 
&  especially  the  winter  &  spring  season;  and  by  the  approbation  of  the  Society's 
Committee  we  have  hired  app  person  approved  to  preach  amongst  us  for  more 
than  six  months  the  Last  year  &  we  being  under  such  circumstances  Humbly 
pray  that  this  Assembly  wold — Grant  that  on  our  hireing  a  minister  to  Preach 
six  months  In  ayear  yearly  v^-e  may  be  Released  from  paying  Taxes  to  the 
Society  whereto  we  Belong  six  months  in  ayear,  or  that  we  may  Receive  of  the 
Society's  Committee  one  half  of  what  shall  be  colected  from  us  for  the  Seport 
of  our  ministers  yearly  Salary. — or  some  other  way  Grant  Relief  as  your  Hon- 
ours in  your  Great  wisdom  shall  think  fitt  and  your  memorialists  as  In  duty 
Bond  shall  ever  Pray. 

Middleton  April  2gth  1743. 

Signed  by  JOH.M  Ci-.ARK  and  twenty-four  others. 
Ecclesiastical  Records, 
Vol.  9,  p.  40. 

To  the  Honourable  General  assembly  of  his  Majestyes  Colony  of  Connecticutt  to 
Be  held  at  Newhaven  In  the  Cottnty  of  N'ewhaven  on  the  Seeoiid  Tliiirs- 
day  of  October  A.D.  1744 
the  Humble  memoral  of  us  under  written  all  of  the  third  Society  In  Mid- 
dleton In  Hartford  County  to  this  Honourable  assembly  Humbly  sheweth  that 
your  memorelist  all  of  us  Living  In  said  Society  and  are  agreat  way  distance 
from  the  Publick  worship  the  Nearest  of  us  more  than  five  miles  and  some  Ten 
miles  and  the  Rhoads  we  are  to  Travel  in  are  very  Rough  and   Bad  to  Travel 
in  and  upon  our  memorials  to  this    Honourable  assembly  In   May   1743  this 
assembly  Released  us  from  paying  to  the  Support  of  our  minister  one  half  of 
our  ministeral  charges  on  our  hireing  preaching  amongst  our  Selves  part  of  the 
year — and  your  memorilst  have  ever  Since  hired  a  minister  among  our  Selves 
and  we  are  Sensible  of  our  poor  Circumstances  &  Inability  to  be  asociety  but 


CONGREGATIONAI.  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.      7  I 

wokl  hope  that  we  are  and  shall  be  able  to  Hire  a  preacher  among  our  Selves 
if  we  were  not  obliged  to  pay  to  the  Seports  of  our  minister  in  the  Society  and 
the  Circumstances  of  the  Rest  of  the  Society  are  able  to  Seport  our  minister 
without  us  wold  therefore  Humbly  pray  that  this  Assembly  would  Release  us 
and  all  others  within  the  Bounds  following  (viz  South  on  Middle  Hadam 
Society.  East  on  Colchester  Bounds  &  to  Extend  west  by  said  Society  to  a 
Highway  that  Runs  North  &  South  the  west  side  of  the  Create  Hill  so  coled  to 
Run  by  said  North  &  South  Highway  from  Middle  Hadam  Souciety  to  the 
South  end  of  the  Creat  Hill  then  to  Run  Northeasterly  by  the  west  side  of  the 
said  Hill  to  the  three  mile  division  so  caled  then  to  Glausenberrv  Bounds  then 
East  by  Glausenberry  to  Colchester)  from  paying  any  ministeral  charges  to 
said  Society  on  our  Hireing  an  orthodox  minister  among  ourselves  and  that 
we  may  be  enabled  to  Raise  a  Tax  on  our  poles  and  Ratable  Estate  to  pay  the 
minister  or  ministers  we  shall  so  hire  or  In  some  other  way  Grant  Relief  to 
your  poor  memorelist  and  we  as  In  duty  Bound  shall  ever  pray. 
Middleton  October  8th  1744 

Signed  by  Eben'r  Clark  and  thirty-tive  others. 
Ecclesiastical  Records, 
Vol.  9,  /.  43. 


The  iirst  petition,  dated 

John  Clark, 
Stephen  Griffith, 
Hezekiah  Russ, 
Saml.  Wadsvvorth, 
Jonathan  Baley, 
David  Bailey, 
John  Bevin,  Junr., 
Joseph  Parke, 
Ebenezer  Clark, 


April  29,  1743,  has  the  following  names  attached 

Jabez  Clark, 
William  Clark, 
Shubal  Lewis, 
Josiah  Cook, 


Isaac  Smith, 
his 

William     X     Norket, 
mark 

William  Norket,  Jr., 

Daniel  Young, 

Ezra  Andrews, 


James  Johnson, 

Caleb  Johnson, 

William  Be^in, 

Thos.  Smith  (erased), 

Seth  Knowles, 

his 

Isaac    X    Williams. 
mayk 

John  Markham, 

Thomas  Lewis. 


The  second  petition  is 
petitioners,  as  follows: 

Ebenezer  Clark, 
John  Clark,  Jr., 
Aaron  Clark, 
William  Clark, 
John  Markham, 
John  Clark, 
Joseph  Parke, 
Jabez  Clark, 
Samuel  Egelston, 
William  Norket,  Jr., 
Zaccheus  Cooke, 
James  Johnson, 


dated  October  8,  1744,   and    is  signed   b\'  thirty-six 


Hezekiah  Russ, 
Hezekiah  Russ,  Jr., 
Seth  Knowles, 
Isaac  Smith, 
David  Cerby  (?), 
Isaac  Williams, 
William  Norket,  Sr. 
Jonathan  Bayley, 
Ezra  Andrews, 
Elisha  Cornwell, 
William  Bevin, 
Soloman  (?), 


James  Cady, 
David  Anderson, 
John  Bevin, 
Giles  Hall, 
Hamlin  John  Hall, 
Samuel  Wadsworth 
George  Hubbard, 
Isaac  Thompson, 
Caleb  Johnson, 
Mary  Johnson  (?), 
Daniel  Young, 
Josiah  Cook. 


£ 

s. 

Jabez  Clark, 

-       39 

9 

Nathan  Harding', 

27 

Samuel  Wadsworth,    - 

-       40 

Eben'r  Clark, 

-       42 

13 

John  Clark, 

-     143 

10 

John  Markham, 

21 

Hez'h  Riiss, 

-     100 

16 

Daniel  Hills, 

-       31 

Jon'an  Bailey,     - 

-       48 

16 

John  Bevin,  Junr., 

-       34 

6 

Will'm  Bevin,      - 

20 

Joseph  Parke, 

-       26 

David  Bailey, 

-       27 

Sam'l  Eggleston, 

-       30 

George  Hubbard, 

-       33 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

James  Johnson,  -  -  -  86 

Seth  Knowles,    -  -  -  5S 

Stephen  Griffith,  -  -  45 

John  Bosworth,  -  -  -  18 

Daniel  Young,    -  -  -  22 

Josiah  Cook,        .  .  -  32 

Azariah  Andrews,  -  -  30 

John  Stephens,    -  -  -  26 

Isaac  Williams,  -  -  -  18 

Isaac  Smith,        -  -  -  30 

Widow  Johnson,  -  -  g 

William  Norket,  -  -  41 

William  Norket,  Junr.,  -  20 


The  foregoing  is  a  true  copy  of  the  Lists  of  Sundry  of  the  Eastern  Inhab- 
itants of  the  East  Society  in  Middletown  taken  in  ye  year  1743  and  I  certify 
that  the  total  sum  for  the  whole  of  Sd  Society  in  .Sd  year  including  the  above 
lists  is  ^5653    I. 

Per  WiLLM  RocKWKLL,   T.  Clerk. 
Stale  Archives  Ecclesiastical, 
Vol.  9,  //.  41,  42. 

«<?*        v^        c^ 

To  the  Honourable  General  Assembly  of  the  Colonv  of  Connecticut  to  be  held  at 
Hart  for  if  the  Second  Thursday  of  May  A.D.  1746 
the  Humble  memorial  of  John  Clark  Ebenezer  Clark  and  others  some  of  the 
Inhabitants  of  the  Third  Society  in  Middleton  Living  at  the  Eastern  part  of 
said  Society  In  ye  County  of  Hartford  by  there  agent  Benjamin  .Stilman 
Humbly  sheweth  that  this  assembly  at  there  sessions  at  Newhaven  in  October 
1744,  upon  the  petition  of  your  memorelest  to  the  Number  of  about  forty 
persons  this  assembly  Granted  that  all  the  Inhabitants  that  dwelt  within  the 
following  Bounds  shold  have  power  meet  together  and  choose  a  clerk  to  vote 
and  agree  to  hire  aminister  and  Grant  Rates  &  Taxes  to  defray  the  Charge  of 
hiring  aminister  &c,  and  the  bounds  to  Districts  to  begin  ati  the  No.  East 
Corner  of  Middle  Hadam  Bounds  and  from  thense  Running  west  to  a  highway 
Running  Northerly  and  .Sotherly  on  the  west  side  of  a  hill  coled  the  great  hill 
and  from  Said  Highway  northerly  by  the  Same  to  the  South  end  of  the  Said 
Hill  then  Northerly  by  the  west  Side  of  Said  Hill  until  it  Comes  to  the  three 
mile  Division  So  caled  thense  by  said  Division  to  Glassenbery  bounds  then 
East  by  Glassenbery  bounds  to  Colchester  bounds  then  Southerly  by  Colchester 
bounds  to  the  first  mentioned  place — and  thereupon  your  memorilest  have 
eversince  hired  a  minister  eleven  months  in  ayear  and  sence  that  Time  We 
have  Increased  so  that  we  are  Now  on  the  publick  List  about  Seventeen  hun- 
dred pounds  and  we  Live  very  farr  distant  from  the  place  of  public  worship 
None  Less  than  five  miles— and  if  we  shold  longer  continue  with  Said  third 
Society  it  is  Likely  our  Taxes  wold  be  Great  there  for  that  said  Society  are 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  73 

about  to  Build  a  new  meeting  house  we  wold  therefore  Humbly  Request  that 
those  that' Live  within  Said  Bounds  may  be  sett  off  from  said  Society  and  be  a 
Distinct  Ecleastica!  Society  with  such  preveliges  as  allowed  by  Law  for  Societys 
or  that  a  Committe  be  appointed  to  view  our  circumstances  and  make  Report 
to  this  assemble — and  your  memorests  as  In  Duty  Bound  shall  ever  pray. 

Be.n'jamix  Stilmax  agent. 
Middletown  April  2gth  1746. 

Ecclesiastical  Records, 
Vol.  9,  p.  45. 

!^*  ^*  t^* 


To  Honourable  General  Assevihly  of  the  Colony  of  Connecticute  in  America  Now 
setting  att  Hartford  in  the  Comity  of  Hai'tford  and  Colony  aforsd, 

the  memoriall  of  us  the  Subscribers  Inhabitants  of  the  Parish  of  East  hamton 
in  Middletown  in  the  County  of  Hartford  together  With  Some  of  the  Inhab- 
itants of  Middle  hadani  Society  Humbly  Sheweth  to  this  Assembly  that  a 
question  Ariseth  Concerning  the  bounds  of  this  our  Parish  as  we  lye  Adjoining 
upon  the  Society  of  Middle  haddam  by  Reason  of  an  Alteration  In  the  Length 
of  a  tear  of  Lots  Colled  the  great  Lotts  now  middle  haddam  grant  Saith  begin- 
ning att  the  great  highway  near  the  great  River  and  running  East  on  the  north 
side  of  thomas  Hatch  Lot  to  the  End  of  the  great  Lots  to  another  highway 
then  Turning  and  Runing  Southerly  in  sd  highway  untill  it  Intersects  a  west 
Line=Drawn  from  the  northwest  corner  of  West  Chester  Society  as  it  Lyeth  in 
middletown  which  Grant  was  given  out  before  that  any  allteration  was  made 
on  the  rear  of  sd  Lots 

East  Hampton  grant  Saith  beginning  att  the  North  East  Corner  of  middletown 
bounds  next  to  Pine  Swamp  alias  West  Chester  Society  and  from  thence  Run- 
ing West  to  the  Rear  of  the  Long  Lots  then  runing  northerly  by  the  Rear  of 
Sd  Lots  to  the  great  highway  which  give  eth  to  Easthampton  Society  a  Tract 
of  Land  about  one  hundred  rods  in  ^^'edth  which  was  Esteemed  to  belong  to 
middle  haddam  Society 

now  there  was  taken  out  of  the  South  East  Cornar  of  Middletown  next  to 
Haddam  bounds  and  added  to  the  West  Chester  Society  (before  either  of  mid- 
dle haddam  or  East  hampton  Societeys  was  made)  a  certain  Tract  of  Land  as 
by  there  grant  Appears  in  these  Words  viz.  and  that  part  of  Middletown  be 
that  tear  of  lots  or  so  many  of  sd  Lots  as  butte  on  Colchester  bounds  East 
between  Sd  Haddam  bounds  and  Salmon  River  which  Lots  Lj^e  on  Length 
one  mile  East  and  West  Viz  so  much  out  of  Middletown 

Here  With  us  Lyeth  a  Question  whether  or  no  this  Includes  only  the  Land 
South  of  Salmon  river  or  the  Whole  of  the  Lots  mentioned  part  of  the  West- 
End  of  Which  lott  are  on  the  north  side  of  the  River  So  that  we  know  not 
where  to  find  pine  Swamp  Corner  by  Reason  of  the  Rivers  varying  so  much  to 
the  South  Which  Leavs  a  Tract  of  Land  in  Dispute  of  Considerable  value  and 
with  Inhabitants  upon  it  &c 

And  for  Relefe  on  this  Case  We  your  Honours  Humble  memorialists  bring 
this  Address  and  pray  to  have  it  taken  into  your  Honours  Consideration  and 
to  Afford  us  your  gracious  Assistance  that  So  we  may  Know  our  bonds  Either 


74  CONGREGATIONAI.  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

by  sending  us  a  Cmttee  to  Determine  tlie  matter  or  Provide  some  other  way 
for  us  as  you  in  your  great  Wisdom  Shall  Think  best. 

So  prays  your  Honours  Humble  memorialists  att  Comand  and  as  in  Duty  bound 
Shall  Ever  pray 

Dated  in  middletown  may  ye  14  A.D.  1751 

Signed  by  Saml  Wadswor'ih 

and  nine  others  for  East  Hamton. 

-  Easthamton 

Saml  Wadsworth  Ebener  Darte         )  of  Middlehaddam 

John  Clark  jun  r 

T  h      n     l-  Theodor  Higgins  1  midle  fladam 

Ebenezer  Clark 
Wm  Norket 
James  Cole 
Moses  Cole 
Abijah  Hall 
James  Johnson 
Samuel  Egelston 


Ecclesiastical  Records, 
Vol.  9,  p.  S2. 


To  the  Honourable  General  Assembly  of  the  Colony  of  Connecticut  to  be  Holden 
at  Hartford  in  said  Colony  the  Second  Thursday  of  May  ij^^ 
The  Honourable  Memoriall  of  John  Clark  Thomas  Alvord  &  Isaac  Smith 
all  of  East  Hampton  Parish  in  Middletown  in  Hartford  County  and  the  Rest 
of  the  Inhabitants  of  said  Parish  by  Ebenezer  Clark  there  Agent  Humbly 
Sheweth  That  about  Twenty  years  last  past  This  Honourable  Assembly  did 
Grant  that  the  Western  part  of  the  Bounds  of  Colchester  with  those  Lands  in 
Middletown  In  the  first  Tear  of  Lots  in  the  Three  mile  Division  Lying  between 
Salmon  River  and  East  Haddam  should  be  one  Eclesiastical  Society  and  some 
years  afterward  did  Grant  and  make  a  Society  now  called  Middle  Haddam 
which  North  Extention  &  part  of  East  Extention  of  said  Society  is  said  (viz 
the  north  part  to  begin  on  the  South  side  of  a  certain  forty  Rod  highway 
called  the  Great  high  Way  that  is  in  the  Division  of  Land  in  Middletown  called 
the  great  Lots  which  high  Way  is  Two  miles  and  half  in  Length — East  and 
West  and  the  North  Bounds  of  said  Society  to  Run  East  by  the  South  Side  of 
said  high  Way  to  the  End  of  said  Great  Lots  to  another  high-Way  than  South- 
erly by  the  orther  high  Way  untill  said  line  shall  Intersect  a  West  Line  drawn 
from  the  North-West  Corner  of  Westchester  Parish  as  it  lyes  in  Middletown  to- 
said  high-Way  running  Southerly  and  than  to  Turn  and  Run  East  by  said 
West  line  to  Salmon  River  than  Southerly  by  said  River  to  the  South  Extention 
of  Middletown  &c 

and  that  about  six  years  since  on  Petition  of  your  Memorialists  This  Honour- 
able Assembly  did  Grant  and  make  us  a  distinct  Society  by  our  Selves  beginning; 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  75 

the  Bounds  thereof  at  the  North  West  Corner  of  Westchester  Parish  in  Middle- 
town  and  from  thence  to  Run  West  to  the  East  End  of  said  Tear  of  great  Lots 
Than  to  Turn  and  Run  North  by  the  East  end  of  said  great  Lots  so  far  North 
as  said  great  high  Way  Than  to  Turn  and  Run  West  by  the  South  Side  of  said 
great  high  Way  about  one  mile  c\:  half  to  a  high  way  that  runs  North  than 
turning  and  running  north  by  said  high  Way  &c  and  wheras  since  our  Grant 
wee  have  settled  a  minister  among  us  to  our  good  Satisfaction  and  have  voted 
to  Build  a  meeting  House  for  Divine  worship  and  have  Petitioned  the  Honour- 
able County  Court  in  the  County  of  Hartford  for  a  Committee  to  State  the 
Places  to  Build  on  which  was  granted  and  a  Committee  sent  to  affix  the  Place 
and  wheras  there  has  a  Dispute  now  lately  arisen  where  the  North  \\'est  Corner 
of  West  Chester  Parish  was  Intended  to  be  by  your  Honours  your  memorialist 
soposing  it  to  be  where  Salmon  River  cut  across  the  West  End  of  the  first  Tear 
of  Lots  in  Middletown  next  Colchester  which  is  about  a  mile  from  Colchester 
Bounds.  But  W^est  Chester  Parish  and  Middle  Haddam  Parish  would  have 
the.  North  West  Corner  farther  Northward:  Continuing  the  north  Line  of  West 
Chester  Parish  from  Colchester  where  it  Runs  West  into  Middletown  Bounds 
through  the  whole  first  Tear  of  Lots  about  a  mile  which  croses  said  &  River  & 
brings  that  Corner  on  the  West  of  said  River  more  Northward  than  where  said 
River  crosses  said  Tear  of  Lots  at  West  End  and  Wheras  we  suppose  the  said 
River  was  Intended  by  this  Honourable  Assembly  to  be  the  West  Extention  of 
West  Chester  Parish  in  every  Place  therof  as  that  is  a  dificult  River  to  pass  and 
your  Honours  have  taken  off  all  those  Lands  Westward  of  West  Chester  Parish 
South  of  said  River  to  East  Haddam,  and  wheras  there  is  another  Tear  of  Lots 
in  said  Three  mile  Division  West  of  Salmon  River  southward  of  East  Hampton 
Parish  that  contains  about  five  hundred  acres  of  Land  which  as  yet  has  no 
Inhabitants  settled  on  it  but  is  now  about  to  be  Settled  and  the  owners  of  said 
Land  or  the  most  of  them  are  desirious  to  be  Included  in  East  Hampton  Parish 
and  as  said  Parish  at  present  is  Poor  and  is  likly  to  be  poorer  and  less  able  to 
Support  Parish  charges  than  Middle  Haddam  Parish  We  would  therfore 
Humbly  Pray  this  Honourable  Assembly  would  now  Enact  and  declare  to  End 
said  Dispute  between  said  Parishes  that  the  north  West  corner  of  West  Chester 
Parish  in  Middletown  be  where  said  Salmon  River  Intercepts  and  cuts  across 
the  East  Tear  of  Lots  in  sd  division  of  Land  at  the  West  End  of  said  Tear  of 
Lots  and  that  the  aforsd  Land  in  the  Second  Tear  of  Lots  in  sd  Division  on 
the  West  Side  of  Salmon  River  in  said  Middletown  might  be  annexed  to  East 
Hampton  Parish  and  taken  from  Middle  Haddam  and  that  the  Bounds  of  said 
East  Hampton  Parish  on  the  South  part  may  be  declared  to  be  To  begin  where 
said  River  cuts  across  sd  first  Tear  of  Lots  in  Middletown  at  the  West  End 
therof  and  from  thence  to  run  Southerly  by  said  River  untill  said  River  runs 
West  of  said  Second  Tear  of  Lots  to  a  high  Way  that  runs  North  about  1 7 
Degrees  West  Than  to  turn  &  run  by  said  Way  so  far  north  as  shall  Intersect 
a  West  Line  drawn  from  said  Place  where  said  River  cuts  across  said  first  Tear 
of  Lots  at  West  End  and  then  to  run  a  Due  West  Line  by  the  needle  of  the 
Surveyors  Instrument  untill  the  Line  come  to  the  aforsd  Tear  of  said  great 
Lots  then  to  turn  and  Run  by  the  East  End  of  said  great  Lots  northerly  to 
said  great  high  Way  than  to  continue  as  first  Granted  to  said  Parish  uiitil  it 
comes  to  ve   aforsd    north   West   Corner   of   West   Chester   Parish   or   Send   a 


76  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

Committee  to  Enquire  and  affix  the  Bounds  of  said  Parish  or  In  some  orther 
way  Grant  Relief  as  your  Honours  in  your  great  Wisdom  see  good  and  your 
memorialist  as  In  Duty  Bound  shall  Ever  Pray  Dated  in  Middletown  April 
30th  Anno  Domini  1752 

Ebenr  Clark  agent. 

Ecclesiastical  Kccords. 
Vol.  9,  leafsj. 


NOTE. 

The  foregoing  records  have  been  copied  line  for  line  from 

the  original  documents  on  file  in  the  State  Library.      I    have  1 

attempted  to  preserve  the  spelling  and  capitals  of  the  papers 

copied.  i 

GEO.  S.  GODARD. 

-. ■ vJ 


AMOS  CLARK, 
1794-1885. 


DEA.  DIODATE  B.  WEST, 
1798-1881. 


DEA.  ALLEN  C.  CLARK, 
1817. 


JOHN  W.  B.  SMITH, 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


77 


Records  of  Rev.  John  Norton. 


Note. — The  numerals  enclosed  in  parenthesis  thus  ( i )  refer  to  the  pages  of  the 
original  record  of  the  Diary  of  Mr.  Norton. 

§OPY  of  the  Record  or  Diary  kept  b}'  the  Rev.  Mr.  John 
Norton,  Pastor  of  the  East  Hampton  Congregational 
Church  from  1748  to  1778.  Made  by  Martin  L.  Roberts 
from  the  original  manuscript  now  in  possession  of  Edward  E. 
Cornwell,  M.  D.,  146  Herkimer  street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  This 
Record  was  kept  upon  small  sheets  of  writing  paper  sewed 
together  and  very  closely  written,  and  age  and  lack  of  care 
have  rendered  some  portions  of  it  nearly  illegible.  It  covers 
the  period  from  April  18,  1764,  to  March  24,  1772.  The 
remaining  records  of  his  pastorate  are  suppo.sed  to  have  been 
destroyed  when  the  house  of  his  daughter  Eunice  was  burned. 
Copied  December,  1898. 

Record  of  Births  A.  D.  1764. 

1764  Nathaniel  son  to  Elijah  &  Hannah  Cook  was  Born 
"        Nathaniel  Keys  &  Mercy  Keys  Daughter  was  Born 

Israel  &  Susannah  Deweys  son  Born 

"  John  &  Phebe  Bates  Daughter  born 

"  Stephen  &  Thankful  Aclys  son  was  Born 

"  Thomas  Cowdreys  daughter  Born 

"  Marcus  &  Phebe  Coles  Daughter  Born 

"  Robert  Stiles  son  Nathan  Born 

"  Mary  Woods  Daughter  born 

"  Ebenezer  and  Huldah  Plardings  daughter  Anna  was  Born 

"  Mercy  daughter  to  Lieut.  Stephen  Olmsted  was  Born 

"  Reeds  son  Born 

"  Caleb  and  Mary  Johnsons  son  Born  Elisha 

1765  Thomas  Aclys  child  Born 
Lemuel  &  Grace  Shirtlief,  daughter  Lucy  was  Born 

"        Nathan  Rowleys  son  Born 
"        Thomas  Doolittles  son  Born 

(3) 
"        Israel  &  Mary  Whitcombs  Daughter  Mary  Born 
"        Ruth  Daughter  to  Elkanah  &  Ruth  Sears  born 
"        Sarah  Clarks  Daughter  was  Born 


April 

18 

May 

7 

June 

21 

June 

27 

Aug 

S 

II 

Oct 

10 

Nov 

9 

Nov 

15 

Nov 

27 

Dec 

II 

13 

January 

Jany 

31 

Feb 

II 

28 

Mar 

4 

21 

24 

April 

21 

Apri 

25 

29 

May 

7 

29 

30 

Juiy 

5 

21 

24 

August 
18 


Aug 

30 

Sept 

4 

5 

6 

17 

Octr 

7 

Nov 

20 

Nov 

22 

Dec 

7 

19 

Jan 

2 

Feb 

13 

Mar      9 


April 

22 

29 

May 

12 

June 

14 

July 

14 

Sept 

-1 

16 

20 

23 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

1765  Nathaniel  &  Sarah  Doanes  son  was  Born 
Ambrose  Niles  son  Born  Elihu 
Barnabas  &  Anne  Freemans  Daughter  Born 
Elisabeth  Cornwell   Daughter  to   Elisha  and  Anne  Cornvvell 

was  Born  / 

Sylvanus  Freemans  son  Born 
Othniel  &  Jerusha  Brainerds  son  Born 
Thomas  Cowdreys  Daughter  Born 
Thomas  Conklins  Daughter  Born 
Nathaniel  Motts  Daughter  Born 
Jonathan  Olmsted  Gates  son  to  Nehemiah  and  Anne  Gates 

was  Born 
Ephraim  Norcot  son  to  William  and  Bette  Norcot 
Isaac  &  Elisabeth  Baileys  Daughter  Born 
Mary  and  Hannah  the  two  Daughters  of  Stephen  and  Abigail 

Knowlton  were  born 
"        Daniel  &  Bathsheba  Mills  Daughter  was  born 

(4) 
"        Mary  Niles  Daughter  to  Barnabas  &  Thank'l  Niles  was  Born 
"        David  son  to  Bryan  &  Rebecca  Parmelee  was  Born 
"        Mary  Arnold  Daughter  to  Gideon  &  Lucy  Arnold  Born 
"        Amos  &  Bethiah  Deweys  Son  was  Born 

Ezra  Fuller  son  to  John  &  Susanna  Fuller  was  born 
"        Moses  Freeman  son  to  Moses  and  Susanna  Freeman  Born 
"        Asa  Tylers  son  Born 

"        Eliphaz  &  Esther  Alvords  Daughter  was  Born  Elizabeth 
"        Elihu  son  to  Ebenezer  &  Mary  Hall  was  Born 
"        Joseph  Smiths  son  Born 

1766  Capt  Abijah  &  Margaret  Halls  Daughter  still  Born 

Calvin  Hall  son  to  Hamlin  Jolm  Hall  and  Elisabeth  Hall  was 
born 
"        Jerusha  daughter  to  Thomas  &  Mercy  Shepard  was  born 
"        Elvira  daughter  to  James  &  Asenath  Bill  was  born 

(5) 
Jeremiah  Woods  Daughter  Born 
Joshua  and  Anne  Baileys  Daughter  was  Born 
John  &  Desire  Markhams  Dau  Abigail  born 
Lucretia  Daughter  to  John  &  Azubah  Hinckly  was  born 
Thomas  Acly  Junr  &  Sarah  Aclys  Son  Born 
Asa  Cook  Son  to  Zacheus  &  Mary  Cook  was  born 
Patience  Bailey  Daughter  to  Jonathan  &  Patience  Bailey  born 
Daniel  and  Esther  Mackall  Child  Born 
John  Gernseys  child  born 
Mane  Nathaniel  &  Sarah  Doanes  Daughter  Sarah  Born 

Mane  Ebenezer  «&  Sarah  Coles  Daughter  Born 

Robert  Stiles  Daughter  Born 

Moses  and  Elizabeth  Cooks  Daur  Born 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  79 

Oct       4  1766  Titus  &  Mercy  Carriers  Daughr  Born 

8  "  Ellijah  &  Hannah  Cooks  Daughter  Born 

13  "  John  &  Phebe  bates  Daughter  born 

Nov      6  "  Joseph  &  Lydia  Caswells  son  Born 

II  "  James  &  Phillis  Rich  son  Born 

18  "  Mane  Robert  &  Ruhamah  Shattucks  Daughter  Mary  Born 

icj  "  Mane  John  &  Edey  Nortons  Daughter  Dorinda  Born 

23  "  Dea  John  &  Sarah  Clark  Son  Born 

29  "  Marcus  &  Phebe  Cole  son  still  Born 

Dec     20  "  Nathl  &  Mercy  Keys  child  still  Born 

Dec     15  "  'John  Godfrey  (X:  Hannah  Hopth  son  Born 

2r  "  Ebenezer  &  Huldah  Hardings  son  Amos  born 

Jan      16  1767  Benjamin  &  Prudence  Goffe  son  Born 

18  "  Barnabas  &  Anne  Freemans  Daughter  Born 

29  "  Nathan  Rowleys  two  Daughters  Born 

Feby     6  "  Recompense  &  Dorothy  Baileys  son  Born 

25  "  Thomas  &  Thankful  Hills  son  Born 

March  i  "  Thomas  &  Margaret  PJoolittle  son  John  Born 

11  "  Barnabas  Niles  son  Salmon  Born 
23  "  Othniel  Brainerds  Daughter  Born 

April     7  "  Jonathan  Shirtliefs  Daughter  Sarah  Born 

8  "  Samuel  &  Elisabeth  Browns  Daughter  Mary  Born 

9  "  Caleb  &  Mary  Johnson  son  Born 
25  "  Sylvanus  Freemans  Daughter  Born 
27  "  Isaac  &  Elisabeth  Baileys  son  Born 

May      2  "  Samuel  Hodges  son  Israel  Born 

10  "  Israel  &  Mary  Whitcombs  son  Born 

"  Jeremiah  Woods  child  born 

June    II  "  Gideon  &  Lucy  Arnolds  son  Born 

15  "  John  Hills  Daughter  Born 

July    17  "  Moses  &  Mary  White  Coles  Daur  born 

■24  "  Jabez  &  Mary  Woods  Daughter  Mary  Born 

29  "  Jonathan  Olmsted  son  to  Lieut  Stephen  and   Mercv  Olmsted 

(7) 

Aug       6  "  Amos  Deweys  P>aughter  Born 

12  "  Stephen  Knowltons  son  Born  Joshua 

29  "  Darius  Gates  son  to  Stephen  and  and  Esther  Gates  Born 

Sept      7  "  Wm  Cornwell  Goodrich  son  to  Thomas  and  Esther  Goodrich 
was  born 

9  "  Joseph  Freeman  son  to  Moses  and  Susanna  P^reeman  was  born 

■Oct  "  Daniel  &  Esther  Mackall  Daughter  Born 

Wilham  Norcot  son  of  Wm  and  Bette  Bette  Norcot  Born 

Dec     26  "  Nathl  &  Agnis  Mott  son  Born 

Jan        4  1768  Ebenezer  &  Abigail  Halls  Daughter  Born 

6  "  Mary  Purples  son  Born 

16  "  Brvan  and  Rebekah  Parmelee  Daughter  Born 


8o 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


1768 


Jan      17     176S     Stephen  &  Thankful  Aclys  Dar  Born 

also  Jared  and  Eunice  Parmelees  Daughter  Born 
18        "        Esther  Alvord  Daughter  of  Eliphaz  and  Esther  Aivord  was 
Born 
Allen  Hill  son  of   Daniel  Hill  Junr  and  Bathsheba  Hill  Born 
Samuel  &  Sarah  Woods  daur  Born 
Lemuel  &  Grace  Shirtlief  son  born 
David  &  Elisabeth  Caswell  son  was  born 

Moses  &  Elisabeth  Cooks  son  born 

Nathaniel  Niles  son  Born 

Capt  Abijah  &  Margaret  Halls  Daughter  Born 

John  &  Desire  Markhams  Daughter  Born 

Thomas  Cowdreys  child  Born  Jonathan 

Nathaniel  &  Elizabeth  Clarks  Daughter  Eunice  Born 

William  &  Elisabeth  Whites  child  still  born 

Erastus  Bill  son  of  James  and  Asenath  Bill  was  born 

Lucretia  Daughter  to  of  Thomas  and  Mercy  Sheperd  was  born 

Isaiah  Cook  son  to  Joshua  and  Mary  Cook  was  Born 

Ruhamah  Daughter  to  Joseph  and  Lydia  Caswell  was  Born 

Asriel  son  to  John  &  Azubah  Hinckley  was  Born 

James  &  Phillis  Rich  son  Born 

Andrew  Fuller  son  to  John  and  Susanna  Fuller  was  Born 

Joshua  Baileys  son  born  Nathaniel 

Cole  son  to  Marcus  &  Phebe  Cole  was  Born 


Rachel  Daughter  to  Elkanah  and  Ruth  Sears  was  Born 
James  Johnson  Junr  &  Sarah  Johnsons  son  Born  name  Amasa 
John  Clark  3d  &  Deborah  Clark,  son  Born 
Elizabeth  Sears  Daughter  to  Ebenezer  Sears  Junr  &  Elisabeth 
Sears 

Lewis  son  of  Nathan  \'  Naomi  Lewis  was  Born 

Daughter  to  Samuel  and  Thankful  Hill  was  Born 

Huldah  Daughter  to  Ebenr  &  Huldah  Harding  was  born 
Jonathan  Shirtliefs  son  Born 

Hannah  Daughter  to  Elijah  &  Hannah  Cook  Born 

John  &  Phebe  Bates  Daughter  was  Born 

Lucinda  Norton  Daughter  to  John  Junr  &  Edey  Norton  was 

Born 
Marianne  Smith   Daughter  to   Ralph  and  Hannah  Smith  was 

born 
Leah  Freeman  Daughter  of  Sylvanus  l\;  Leah  Freeman  born 
Barnabas  &  Anne  Freemans  son  Born 
Enos  Brown  son  to  S  &  El         B         born 
Nathll  &  Mercy  Keys  Daughter  Born 
Elijah  Clarks  son  Born 
Isaac  &  Bette  Baileys  Daughter  Born  fp  2j) 


20 

Feby 

13 

14 

March  2 

7 

9 

25 

April 

16 

April 

30 

May 

5 

May 

22 

July 

6 

8 

July 

18 

Aug 

2 

13 

Aug 

17 

Sept 

5 

6 

7 

9 

19 

29 

Oct 

4 

7 

Oct 

19 

25 

Novr 

Dec 

22 

Jany 

Feby 

II 

1769 


17 
26 

Mar  II 
26 

April  5 
18 
19 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.      8  I 

fioj 
Baptisms  East  Hampton  A.  D.  1764 

April  22     1764     Nathaniel  Cook  son  to  Elijah  &  Hannah  Cook  was  Baptised 

May  6  "  Joshua  Bailey  &  Anne  Bailey  son  and  Daughter  to  Joshua  & 
Anne  Bailey  were  Baptised 

Nov  18  "  Nathan  Stiles  son  to  Robert  Stiles  was  Baptised  &  Anna  Hard- 
ing Daughter  to  Ebenezer  and  Huldah  Harding  bap 

Feb  17  1765  Mercy  Olmsted  Daughter  to  Stephen  &  Mercy  Olmsted  was 
Baptised 

Mar     10        "        Thomas  Doolittle  son  of  Thomas  Doolittle  was  Baptised 

Mar  17  "  Lucy  Shirtlief  Daughter  to  Lemuel  and  Grace  Shirtlief  was 
Baptised 

April  14  "  Moses  Rowley  son  to  Nathan  Rowley  was  Baptised — Mary 
Daughter  to  Israel  Whitcomb  and  Ruth'  Daughter  to 
Elkanah  &  Ruth  Sears  were  Baptised 

May    12        "        Elisabeth  Cornwell  Daughter  to  Elisha  and  Anne  Cornwell 
Baptd 
19        "        Elisha  Johnson  son  to  Caleb  and  Mary  Johnson  Baptised 

June  23  "  Anselm  Brainerd  son  to  Othniel  &  Jerusha  Brainerd  was 
Baptised 

July     14        "        Susanna  Dewey  was  Baptised 

"  Elisha  &  Enos  Dewey  sons  to  Israel  Dewey  Junr  &  Susanna 
Dewey  were  Baptised  and  Mercy  Wood  Daughter  to 
Susanna  Dewey 
28  "  Ephraim  Norcot  son  to  William  &  Bette  Norcot  was  Baptised 
also  Elihu  Niles  son  to  Ambrose  &  Hannah  Niles  was 
Baptised 
Aug      4        "        Jonathan    Olmsted   Gates   son   to    Nehemiah   &   Anne   Gates 

Baptised 
Sept    15        "        Mary  &  Hannah   Knowlton   Daughters  to  Stephen  &  Abigal 
Knowlton  were  Baptised  also  Talilha  Niles  Daughter  to 
Barnabas  &  Thankful  Niles  also  Mary  Arnold  Daughter 
to  Gideon  &  Lucy  Arnold  Baptised 
"        Ezra  f^uller  son  to  John  and  Susanna  Fuller  was  Baptised 

David  son  to  Bryant  &  Rebecca  Parmelee  was  Baptised 
"        Moses  Freeman  son  to  Moses  and  Susanna  Freeman  Baptised 
Elisabeth  the  daughter  of  Eliphaz  &  Esther  Alvord  Baptised 

(12) 

Elisha  Hall  son  to  Ebenezer  and  Mary  Hall  was  baptised 
A.  D.  1766     Calvin   son   to   Hamlin  John   and  Elisabeth  Hall  was 
baptised  &   Elvira   Bill    Daughter   to   James  &  Asenath 
Bill  was  Baptised 
Mar     23     1766     Timothy  and  Mary  and  Phebe  Brainerd  were  Baptised  Mrs 

Alvords  Children  by  her  ist  husband 
April  27        "        Jonathan  &  Noah  Shirtlief  sons  to  Jonathan  >.\:  Abigail  Shirt- 
lief were  Baptised 


22 

Oct 

13 

Nov 

3 

24 

Dec 

S 

Feb 

23 

82      CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

May  ir  1766  Jerusha  Daughter  to  Thomas  &  Mercy  Shepherd  Abigail 
Daughter  to  John  &  Desire  Markham  &  Lucretia  dr  to 
John  &  Azubah  Hinckley  were  baptised 

May  18  "  Asa  Cook  son  to  Zacheus  &  Mary  Cook  was  baptised  also 
Thomas  &  Samuel  White  sons  to  Thomas  White  De- 
ceased &  Susanna  White  but  now  Dewey 

25  "        Samuel  Sarah  Nathaniel  &  Huldah  Cowdrey  sons  and  Daugh- 

ters of  Thomas  Cowdrey  were  baptised  and  also  Rhoda 
Bailey  Daughter  to  Joshua  &  Ann  Bailey  was  Baptised 

(13) 
July    27        "        Bathsheba    Hill.      Daniel    Hill   Junr's   wife   was    Baptised   & 
Patience  Bailey  Daughter  to  Jonathan  and  patience  Bailey 
Sept    28        "        Sarah  Daughter  to  Nathl  &  Sarah  Doane  Baptised 
Octr  "        Mary  Daughter  to  Elijah  &  Hannah  Cook  Baptised 

Nov    23        "        Mary  Daughter  to  Robert  &  Ruhamah  Shattuck  baptised  & 

Dorinda  Dar  to  John  &  Edey  Norton  Baptised 
Oct  "        Daniel  son  to  Daniel  Hill  Jun  and  Bathsheba  Hill  and  Elisa- 

beth their  Daughter  were  Baptised 
Nov    30        "        Moses  son  to  Dea  John  &  Sarah  Clark  was  Baptised 
March  8     1767     Thomas  and  Margaret  Doolittles  son  John  Baptised 

22        "        Amos  Harding  son  to   Ebenr  &  Huldah   Harding  Baptised 
also  Salmon  Niles  son  to  Barnabas  Niles 
April  12        "        Sarah  Daughter  to  Jonathan  Shirtlief  Baptised 

26  "        Hannah  &  Mary  Rowley  Daughters  to  Nathan  Rowley  were 

Baptised 
May      3        "        Abigail  Brainerd  Daughter  to  Othniel  and  Jerusha  Brainerd 

was  Baptised 
10        "        Israel  Hodge  son  to  Samuel  Hodge  Baptised  and  Mary  Brown 

Daughter  of  Samuel  &  Elisabeth  Brown 
June   21         "        Israel  Whitcomb  son  to  I  &  Mary  Whitcomb  baptised 
July      5        "        Kezia  Hill  John  Hills  Daughter  Baptised 

(14) 
26        "        Dan  Arnold  son  to  Gideon  and  Lucy  Arnold  Baptised  &  Mary 
Cole  Daughter  to  Moses  &  Mary  White  Cole  Baptised 
Aug      2        "        Jonathan  Olmsted  Stephen  &  Mercy  Olmsteds  son  Baptised 
also   Mary  Wood  Daughter  to  Jabez  &  Mary  Wood  bap- 
tised 
Sept    13        "        Joseph  Freeman  son  to  Moses  &  Susanna  Freeman  Baptised 
20        "        Joshua  Knowlton  son  to  Stephen  and  Abigail   Knowlton  bap- 
tised 
August        1767     Elisha   Samuel  &  Sarah   Mott  sons  &   Daughter  to   Nathl  & 

Agnis  ^^ott  were  Baptised 
Nov      I        "        Darius  Gates  son  of  Stephen  &  Esther  Gates  was  Baptised 
fany      3     1768     William  Norcot  son  to  Willm  and  Bette  Norcot  was  Baptised 
10        "        William  Corn  well  Goodrich  son  to  Thomas  &  Esther  Goodrich 
was  Baptised 
Feby  21        "        Nathaniel  Mott  son  to  Nathll  and  Agnis  Mott  was  Baptised 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OP  EAST  HAMPTON.      83 

March  6     1768     Esther  Alvord  Daughter  to  Eliphaz  &  Esther  Alvord  Baptised 

April    3        "        Allen  Hill  son  to  Daniel  Hill  Jr&  Bathsheba  his  wife  and  Lo- 

throp  Shirtlief  son  to  Lemuel  &  Grace  Shirtlief  and  Lucy 

Hall  Daughter  to  Abijah  &  Margaret  Hall  were  Baptised 

ffSJ 
10        "        Sarah  Parmelee  Daughter  to  Bryan  &  Rebecca  Parmelee  bap- 
tised   also    Eunice    Hall    Parmelee    Daughter   of    Jared 
(&  Eunice)  late  deceased  Parmelee  Baptised 
May      I        "        Jerusha  Cole  Ebener  &  Sarah  Coles  Daughter  Baptised  also 
Martha  Freeman  Sylvanus  &  Leah  PVeemans  Daughter 
8        "        Jonathan  Cowdrey  son  of  Thomias  Cowdrey  Bapd  also  Eunice 
Clark  Daughter  of  Nathl  &  Elisabeth  Clark 
22        "        Sarah  Acly  Baptised  Thomas  Aclys  Junr  wife 
29        ' '        Margere  Markham  John  &  Desire  Markhams  Daughter  baptised 
June     5        "        James  &  Isaac  &  David  Bailey  the  sons  of  Isaac  &  Elisabeth 
Bailey  Baptised 
12        "        Ichabod  Solomon  &  Esther  Bailey  sons  &  Daughter  to  Solo- 
mon &  Dorothy  Bailey  Baptised  also  Jonathan  Caswell 
son  to  Joseph  &  Lydia  Caswell 
July      3        "        Mary  Hall  Daughter  to  Ebenezer&  Abigail  Hall  was  Baptised 
10        "        Erastus  Bill  son  to  James  &  Asenath  Bill  was  Baptised 
24        "        Levi  Acly  son  to  Thomas  &  i^arah  Acly  Bap 
Aug      7        "        Isaac  Johnson  son  to  Caleb  &  Mary  Johnson  &  Ruhamah  Cas- 
well Daughter  to  Joseph  &  Lydia  Caswell  were  Baptised 
21        "        Asriel  Hinckley  son  to  John  &  Azubah  Hinckley  was  Baptised 

f  Verte  to  p  2jJ 

(16) 
Renewing  &  Coming  to  Full  Communion 
Joshua  Bailey  &  Anne  Bailey  his  wife  were  received  to  full 

Communion 
Susanna  Dewey  Renewed  her  Covenant 

Patience  Bailey  and  Fluldah  Harding  were  Reed  to  full  Com- 
munion 
Sarah  Clark  made  Confession  for  the  sin  of  fornication  and 

was  accepted 
Thankful  Niles  was  received  to  full  Communion  in  this  church 
also  Ambrose  &  Hannah  Niles  Renewed  their  Covenant 
Nov      7        "        Eliphaz  Alvord  &  Esther  his  wife  were  received  to  full  Com- 
munion 
Mar       2     1766     Mary  Alvord  Consert  to  Capt  Jonathan  Alvord  was  received 
into  full  Communion  in  this  Church 

Mar    30        "        Thomas  Cowdrey  and his  wife  Nathaniel  Doane  &  Sarah 

his  wife  Renewed  their  Covenant 
April  27        "        Jonathan  Shirtlief  &  Abigail  his  wife  Renewed  their  Covenant 
July    27        "        Bathsheba  Hill  was  Received  to  full  Comn 
Sept    21        "        John  Norton  Jun  and  Edey  his  wife  were  Reed  to  full  Com- 
munion 


May 

6 

1764 

Mar 

31 

1765 

April 

21 

" 

June 

9 

" 

July 

28 

" 

84 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


Sept 

28 

1766 

Feby 

22 

1767 

May 

3 

" 

June 

21 

July 

26 

" 

Mar 

10 

1768 

April 

3 

May 

15 
22 

11 

June  12 

July  3 

Aug  14 

Aug  28 


May  23 

June  28 

Novr  29 

Jany  10 

Feb  II 

May  28 

Sept.  12 

19 
Nov  21 
Dec     18 

19 
Feby     6 

July      3 
Sept    25 

Oct       2 
Nov      6 

13 
Mar    30 

April  30 


1764 


1765 


1766 


1767 


(17) 

Othniel  Brainerd  recommended  from  the  4th  Chu  in  Mn  and 
receved  with  us  to  full  C. 

Barnabas  Niles  Recommended  from  the  Church  of  X  at  West- 
chester and  received  at  this 

John  Clark  Jr  Reed  to  full  Communion 

Moses  Cole  Jun  &  Mary  White  Cole  his  wife  &  Mary  Cun- 
ningham Reed  to  full  Communion 

Nathaniel  &  Agnes  Mott  Renewed  their  Covenant 

Jared  Parmelee  Renewed  Covenant 

Israel  Whitcomb  Reed  to  Covenant  by  a  Recommendation 
from  Marlboro 

Joseph  Caswell  &  Lydia  his  wife  were  Reed  to  full  Communion 

Recompense  Bailey  &  Dorothy  his  wife 

Elisabeth  the  wife  of  Isaac  Bailey  &  Thomas  Acly  Junr  with 
Sai-ah  his  wife  all  Renewed  or  rather  Sarah  Acly  entered 
into  Covenant 

Barnabas  &  Thankful  Niles  Recommended  to  the  Church  of 
X  at  Rumney 

Ebenezer  Hall  and  Abigail  his  wife  were  Reed  to  full  Com- 
munion 

James  Johnson  Jr  &  Sarah  his  wife  &  Deborah  the  wife  of 
John  Clark  3rd  were  Reed  to  full  communion 

Joshua  Cook  &  Mary  his  wife  were  Reed  to  full  Communion 

(  Verte  p  2g) 
fiSj 
Marriages 

Isaac  Kneeland  &  Hannah  Cook  were  married 

Othniel  Brainerd  &  Jerusha  Kilbourn  were  married 

Eliphaz  Alvord  &  Esther  Hart  were  married 

Daniel  Miller  and  Susanna  Bevin  were  married 

Thomas  Acly  and  Sarah  Luther  were  married 

William  Mihills  and  Sarah  Stevens  were  married 

Jonathan  Bailey  &  Experience  Wood  were  married 

John  Norton  Jun  and  Edey  Clark  were  married 

Capt  Jonathan  Alvord  &  Mary  Brainerd  were  married 

Moses  Cook  &  Elisabeth  Cone  were  married 

Titus  Carrier  &  Mercy  Cook  were  married 

Joseph  Markham  and  Mehitabel  Spencer  were  married 

Joseph  Caswell  &  Lydia  Harding  were  married 

Moses  Cole  &  Mary  White  Clark  were  married 

(19J 
Thomas  Hill  and  Thankful  Goffe  were  married 
Nathaniel  Clark  &  Elisabeth  Norton  were  married 
Aaron  Hale  &  Hannah  Daniels  were  married 
Ebenezer  Hall  &  Abigail  Bailey  were  married 
Samuel  Wood  &  Sarah  Clark  were  married 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  85 

June   30     1767     Joseph  White  &  Charity  Lewis  were  married 
July      9        "        David  Bailey  &  Jemima  Daniels  were  married 
Augt  18        "        David  Caswell  &  Elisabeth  Green  were  married 
Sept    24        "        Jared  Parmelee  &  Eunice  Hall  married 

Nov     18        "        James    Johnson   Junr   &   Sarah   Clark   also   John   Johnson   & 
Hannah  Clark  also  William  White  and   Elizabeth  Love- 
land  were  married 
Dec       2        "        Ralph  Smith  cS:  Hannah  Hollister  were  married 

3        "        Nathaniel  Bosworth  &  !Mary  Smith  were  married  also  Nathan 
Lewis  and  Naomi  Acly  were  married 
Jany    28      1768     Edward  Luther  was  married 
May    II        "        Ezra  Acly  &  Sarah  West  were  married 
Sept      8        "        Edward  Purple  and  Mary  Hodge  were  married 

(20) 

Deaths 

May    30     1764     Deceased  Ellis  Bailey  the  consort  of  Jonathan  Bailey  Etat  63 

years  7  months 
July    21        "        Deceased  Samuel  Hall  son  to  Ebenezer  &  Mary  Hall  aged 
2  years  &  10  months  and  also  Susanna  Hall  Daughter  of 
Ebenezer  i\:  Mary  Hall  aged  4  years  11  months 
July    29        "        Deceased    Ruth    Sears    Daughter   to    Elkanah    &    Ruth    Sears 
Et  2  y  4  mos 
"        Thomas  Cowdrey  Daughter  deceased  aged  i  hour 

1765  Deceased  John  Hale  Jun  Etat  30  years 
"  Deceased  Jabez  Clark  Etat  47  y  9  mos 
"        Deceased  Elihu  Hall  Infant  son  to  Ebenezer  iS:  Mary  Hall 

1766  Capt  Abijah  &  Margaret  Hails  Daughter  still  born 
"        Deceasd  Phebe  Cornwell  daughter  to  Elisha  and  Anne  Corn- 
well  aged  10  years  5  months 

"        Deceased  Isaac  Baileys  Daughter  aged  9  months 
"        Deceased  Anne  Bailey  Consort  to  David  Bailey  Etat 
"        Deceased   Leah   Freeman   Daughter  to    Sylvanus  and    Leah 
Freeman  aged  2  years  &  7  months 

C21) 
"        Deceased  Daniel  &  Esther  Mackalls  child 
"        Deceased  Jeremiah  Woods  child  Etat  4  mos 
"        Deceased  Thomas  Cunningham  by  falling  upon  an  ax  cut 

himself  so  yt  his  bowels  Issued  out  &  mortified 
"        Deceased  Elisabeth  Cole  Etat  25  y  7  m 
"        Deceased  Lothrop  Shirtlief  son  to  Lemuel  and  Grace  Shirtlief 

Et  3  years 
"        Marcus  &  Phebe  Coles  son  still  born 
"        Nathal  &  Mercy  Keys  child  still  born 
"        Deceased  Joseph  Whites  wife  Etat  63 

1767  Deceased   Mary  Hall  Ebeneser  Halls  wife  in  the  32  year  of 
age 

"        Deceased  Philip  GoiTs  wife 


Augt 

II 

Mar 

17 

April 

25 

Dec 

8 

Jany 

2 

6 

April 

28 

30 

July 

6 

July 

14 

25 

Aug 

14 

Oct 

5 

II 

Nov 

29 

Dec 

20 

22 

Jany 

10 

April 

22 

86 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


June 

7 

July 

20 

Dec 

19 

Jany 

10 

26 


31 

May 

5 

21 

July 

19 

Augst    7 

Oct 

22 

April 

14 

June 

8 

July 

30 

Nov 

16 

17 

Feb 

14 

Mar 

13 

May 

II 

14 

iS 


April 

28 

May 

15 

24 

25 

28 

29 

June 

I 

2 

6 

12 

24 

30 

Augt 

14 

15 

Sept      3 


1767  Deceased  Joseph  Smiths  wife  Etat  45  years  &  4  months 
"        Deceased  Moses  Cole  Etat  60  years 

"        Deceased  Lucretia  Hinckly  Etat  20  months 

1768  Deceased  Mary  Arnold  Etat  2  years  4  months 

"        Deceased  Eunice  Parmelee  consort  of   Jared  Parmelee  Etat 
17  years  &  3  months 
also  Deceased  Mary  Purples  son  Etat  14  days 
"        Deceasd  Joseph  Cook  Junr  Etat  23  yrs  with  Consumption 

(22J 
"        Deceased  Asa  Tyler 

Israel  Dewey  Deceast  Etat  79  y 

William  &  Elisabeth  Whites  Child  still  Born 
"        Deceased  John  Niles  Etat  32  y 

Deceased  Moses  Freeman  Jr  Etat  2  years  &  10  months 
"        Decesed  Phebe  Acly  Etat  24 

1769  Deceased  Prince  Freeman  Etat  79  years  3  months 
"        Deceased  (iideon  &  Lucy  Arnolds  son  Et  2  days 
"        Nathaniel  &  Elisabeth  Clarks  Daughter  still  born 
"        Deceased  Selden  Cook  Etat  20  months 

"        Oliver  Beuels  Daughter  Deed  Etat  i  month 

1770  Samuel  Higgins  Deceasd 

"        Sjlvester  Alvord  son  of   Eliphaz  and   Esther  Alvord    Decasd 

Etat  20  days 
"        Deceased  Cybil  Hall  Etat  22  years 
"        Decased  Elijah  Clarks  child  Etat  13  months 

also  Nathaniel  &  Elisabeth  Clarks  son  still  born 
"        Deed   Elisabeth  Clark  Nathaniel  Clark  Consort  Etat  29  years 

5  months 

1 769     Rhoda  daughter  of  Thomas  &  Margaret  Doolittle  Born 
Ezra  &  Sarah  Aclys  Daughter  Born 
John  &  Hannah  Johnsons  son  Abner  Born 
Israel  &  Mary  Whitcomb  son  born  Isaac 
Susanna  Deweys  Daughter  Born 
Edward  &  Mary  Purple  son  Born 
John  Hills  son  born  n  Samuel 

Jonathan  &  Patience  Baileys  son  Born  name  Submit 
Gideon  &  Lucy  Arnolds  son  born 
Caleb  &  Mary  Johnsons  son  born 
Mehitable  Cook  Born  Da'  of  Zac  &  Mary  Cook 
Thomas  &  Thankful  Hills  Daughter  born 
Nathl  &  Elisabeth  Clark  Daugr  still  born 
Thomas  Cowdreys  Daughter  Born 
Hart  Gates  son  of  Nehemiah  &  Anne  Gates  Born 
Oliver  Brainerd  son  of  Othniel  and  Jerusha  Brainerd  was  born 
Hiram  Bosworth  son  of  Nathaniel  and   Mary  Bosworth  was 
Born 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  Hx\MPTON.  87 

Sept    2g     1769     Jonah  Gates  son  of  Stephen  and  Esther  Gates  born 

Cynthia  daughter  to  Moses  &  Susanna  Freeman 
Oct       I        "        James  Cole  son  to  Moses  &  Mary  White  Cole  Born 
7        "        Oliver  Keuells  Daughter  Born 
17        "        Nicholas  Hosenkause  son  Born 
Nov    17        "        William  &  Elizabeth  Whites  son  Born  and  Stephen   Knowl- 
tons  Daughter  was  Born 

(24) 
Titus  &  Mercy  Carriers  son  born 
?o     Recompense  &  Dorothy  Baileys  son  born 

Selden  Cook  son  to  Moses  &  Elisabeth  Cook  Born 

Cole  Daughter  to  Ebenezer  and  Sarah  Cole  was  born 

Daniel  Mackalls  child  born 

Benjamin  &  Rachel  Kneelands  Daughter  Born 

Silvester  son  to  Eliphaz  &  Esther  Alvord  was  born 

Rowland  Percivals  Son  Born 

Selden  Shurtlief  son  to  Lemuel  and  Grace  Shurtlief  Born 

Jeremiah  Woods Born 

Hall  son  to  Ebenezer  and  Abigail  Hall  born 

Ebenezer  Norcot  son  to  William  &  Bette  Norcot  born 

Hannah  Daughter  to  Jos  &  Lydia  Caswell  born 

Samuel  &  Sarah  Woods  son  born 

David  &  Jemima  Baileys  son  born 

also  Jonathan  &  Abigail  Shurtliefs  son  born 

Norton  Bill  son  to  James  &  Asenath  Bill  Born 

Agnes  Mott  Daughter  of  Nathl  &  Agnes  Mott  Born 

Acly  son  of  Stephen  ^:  Thankful  Acly  born 

(25) 
Baptisms 
Aug    28     176S     Isiah  Cook  son  to  Joshua  &  Mary  Cook  Baptised 
Oct       2        "        Amasa  Johnson  son  to  James  Johnson  Jr  &  Sarah  Johnson  & 
Increase  Mosely  Clark  son  to  John  Clark  3d  and  Deborah 
Clark  &  Lucina  Shepherd  Daughter  to  Thomas  &  Mercy 
Shepherd  were  Baptised 
g        "        Rachel  Sears  Daughter  to  Elkanah  and  Ruth  Sears  &  Elisa- 
beth Sears  Daughter  to  Ebenezer  Junr  &  Elisabeth  Sears 
were  baptised 
23        "        Andrew  Fuller  son  to  John  &  Susanna  Fuller  was  Baptised 
30        "        Susanna  Rowley  iS;  Daniel  Bailey  son  of  Joshua  &  Anne  Bailey 
&    Huldah    Harding   Daughter  of   Ebenezer  &  Huldah 
Harding  were  Baptised 
Jany    15      1769     Hannah  Cook  daughter  to  Elijah  &  Hannah  Cook  Baptised 
Feby  12        "        Lucinda  Norton  Daughter  of  John  Norton  Jr  &  Edey  Norton 
Baptised 
26        "        Marianne  Smith  Daughter  of  Ralph  &  Hannah  Smith  Baptised 
Mar     12        "        David  Shirtlief  son  to  Jonathan  &  Abigail  Shurtlief  Baptised 
also  Leah  Freeman  Daughter  to  Sylvanus  &  Leah  Free- 
man was  Baptised 


Dec 

II 

Jany 

I 

4 

28 

Feby 

iS 

21 

24 

Marcl 

h 

20 

31 

April 

4 

May 

7 

27 

June 

14 

July 

4 

Aug 

7 

Sept 

15 

April 

30 

May 

14 

June 

4 

II 

18 

22 

July 

23 

Augt 

20 

Sept 

10 

88  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

(2b) 

1769     Enos  Brown  son  to  Samll  &  Elisabeth  Brown  Baptised 
"        Mary  «&  Mercy  Carrier  Daughters  of  Titus  &  Mercy  Carrier 
and  Selden  &  Lydia  Cook  son  &   Daughter  to   Moses  & 
Elizabeth  Cook  were  Baptised 
Edward  Purple  son  of  Edward  &  Mary  Purple  Baptised 
"        Samuel  Hills  son  to  John  Hills  baptised 
"        Harris  Johnson  son  of  Caleb  &  Mary  Johnson  Baptised 
"        Submit  Bailey  son  to  Jon  Jr  &  Patience  Bailey 
"        Isaac  Whitcomb  son  to  Israel  &  Mary  Whitcomb  and   Mehit- 
able  daughter  to  Zacs  &  Mary  Cook  &  Elisabeth  daugh- 
ter to  Isaac  &  Elisabeth  Bailey  were  baptised 
"        Hart  Gates  son  of  Nehemiah  &  Anne  Gates  Baptised  . 
"        Abner  Johnson  son  of  John  &  Hannah  Johnson  &  Hiram  Bos- 
worth   son   of   Nathaniel  &  Mary  Bosworth  &  vSusanna 
Cowdrey  daughter  of  Thomas  Cowdrey  were  Baptised 
20        "        John,  Joseph,  Mary,  Anna,  Rachel,  Reliance  &  Lydia  Smith 

sons  and  daughters  of  Joseph  Smith  Baptised 
24        "        Oliver  Brainerd  son  of  Othniel  and  Jerusha  Brainerd  Baptised 
Oct        I        "        Rhoda  Doolittle  Daughter  to  Thomas  &  Margaret  Doolittle 
baptised 
8        "        Jonah  Gates  son  to  S'ten  &  Esther  Gates  Baptised 
15        "        Stephen,  John,  Anne  and  Eunice  Acly  sons  and  daughters  of 
Stephen  &  Thankful  Acly  also  James  Cole  son  to  Moses 
and  Mary  White  Cole 

(27) 

Dec       3        "        Mercy  Johnson  Widow  Baptised 

10        "        nam   Knowlton  Stephn  &  Abigail  Knowltons  Daughter  Bap- 
tised 
17        "        Cynthia   Freeman    Daughter   to    Moses   &  Susanna    Freeman 
Baptised 

Jany    14     1770     Selden  Cook  son  to  Moses  &  Elisabeth  Cook  was  Baptised 

Feby     4        "        John  Carrier  son  of  Titus  &   Mercy  Carrier  &  Cole 

Daughter  to  Ebenezer  &  Sarah  Cole  was  baptised 

March  4        "        Elihu  Bailey  son  of  Recompense  and  Dorothy  Bailey  &  Syl- 
vester Alvord  son  to  Eliphaz  &  Esther  Alvd  Baptised 

April  "        Selden  Shirtlief  son  to  Lemuel  &  Grace  Shirtlief  Baptised  also 

Ebenezer  Norcot  son  to  William  &  Bette  Norcot 

May    13        "        Hannah    Caswell    Daughter    to    Joseph    and    Lydia    Caswell 
Baptised 

May    20        "        Seth  Hall  son  of  Ebenezer  &  Abigail  Hall  Baptised 

July       8        "        Hannah  Wood  Daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Abiah  Wood  Bap- 
tised 

luly    15        "        David  Bailey  son  to  David  and  Jemima  Bailey  was  Baptised 
22        "        Norton  Bill  son  to  James  and  Asenath  Bill  Baptised 
29        "        Asa  Shurtlief  son  to  Jonathan  &  Abigail  Shurtlief  Baptised 

Aug    12        "        Agnes  Mott  Daughter  of  Nathl  &  Agnes  Mott  Baptised 


Aug 

26 

Sept 

23 

Oct 

15 

Nov 

13 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  89 

(28) 

At  a  meeting  of  the  sixth  Church  of  Christ  in  Middletown  at 
the  house  of  the  Revd  Mr  John  Norton  pastor  of  sd 
church 

Voted  I  that  this  Church  will  Choose  a  committee  of  five 
Brethren  to  join  with  the  Pastor  to  hear  such  grievances 
as  may  (all  out  in  the  Church  between  Brother  and 
brother  or  any  of  same  that  may  be  complained  of  to 
consider  whether  it  be  Censurable  and  if  Censurable 
whether  it  is  probable  that  it  will  be  proved  and  if  so  if 
they  cant  heal  the  difficulty  then  to  bring  it  to  the  Church. 
Voted  in  the  affirmative 

2  the  vote  being  called  for  the  Church  Chose  for  their  Com- 
mitte  Deacon  Isaac  Smith  Deacn  John  Clark.  Elisha 
Cornwell  Josiah  Cook  Capt  Abijah-Hall 

1770     Timothy  Parmelee  son  to  Bryan  &  Rebecca  Parmelee  Baptised 
"        Elijah  Acly  son  of  Sten  &  Th  Acly  Baptised 
■'        Lavinia  Cook  Dau  of  Josha  &  Mary  Cook  baptised 
"        Isaac  Hinckly  son  of  J  &  A  Hinckly  Abihu  Acly  son  of  Thos 
&  Sarah  Acly  &  John  Clark  son  of  John  &  Deborah 
Clark  were  Baptised 
Jany      3     1771     Asa  Hill  son  to  Daniel  &  Bathsheba   Hill  and   Philena  Free- 
man Daughter  to  Sylvanus  &  Leah  Freeman  Baptised 
Mar    15        "        John  Norton  son  to  John  &  Edey  Norton  Baptised  also  Lois 
Alvord  Daughter  to  Eliphaz  and  Esther  Alvord  Baptised 
31        "        Benjamin  Sears  son  to  Elkh  &  Ruth  Sears  also  Joseph  Johnson 
son  to  James  &  Sarah  Johnson  were  Baptised 

(29) 
Jemima  Bailey  Reed  from  Middle  Haddam  Church  &  Reed 

in  this 
Jonathan  Bailev  &  Susanna   Rowley  were   Reed  to  Full  Com- 

munnion 
Ralph  and  Hannah  Smith  Renewed  their  Covenant 
Moses  and  Elisabeth  Cook   Edward   Purple  &   Mary  his  wife 

Mercy  wife  of   Titus  Carrier  &   Mehitabel    Clark  were 

received  to  full  Communion 
Nathaniel  &  Mary  Bosworth'Red  Covenant 
Joseph  Smith  John  Johnson  and  Hannah  Johnson  his  wife 

&  Anne  Norton  were  Reed  to  full  Communion 
Stephen  Acly  &  Thankful  his  wife  renewed  their  Covenant 
Mercy  Johnson  Reed  to  Full  Communion 
Widow  Dunham  Reed  to  Full  Communion 
Thankful   Hills  the  wife  of  Samuel    Hills   Received   to   full 

Communion 
John    Hills  and his  wife  Simeon  Wright  iS;  Rhoda  his 

wife  were  Reed  to  Full  Communion 


Sept      4 

1768 

Oct        3 

" 

Jany      i 

1769 

April  23 

June    18 

■  ' 

Augs  13 

" 

Oct       3 

" 

Dec       3 

" 

June 

1770 

July    31 

1771 

Augst   4 

" 

90 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


Sept  29  1771  Isaac  Kneeland  &  Hannah  his  wife  Recommended  from  tlie 
Church  in  Marlborough  and  Received  with  us 

Feby  6  1772  Stephen  Knowlton  &  Joanna  Strong  receved  to  full  Com- 
munion 

May      3        "        H  E  R  C     (Illegible) 


May      4     1769 


Nov 

22 

" 

Nov 

30 

" 

Jany 

4 

1770 

Novr 

2 
17 

" 

Jany 

24 

1771 

Jany 

31 

' ' 

Feb 

2S 

" 

Mar 

10 

" 

June 

II 

1771 

Sept 

30 

1770 

Oct 

10 
23 
27 

Nov 

4 

7 

13 

Jany 

10 
24 

1771 

Feb     18 
21 


Mar    30 


March  4     177 

April 

2 

April 

10        " 

13 

26 

27 

28 

29 

May 

6 

II 

June 

25 

Tulv 

5 

July 

26 

fjoj 
Amos  Ranney  and  Rachel  Hill  married 
Simeon  Wright  &  Rhoda  Cook  married 
Samll  Higgins  &  Katharine  Cunningham  married 
Randall  Shattuck  and  Comfort  Tyler  were  married 
William  Lord  &  Ruth  Hodge  were  married 
Jared  Parmelee  &  Susanna  Olmsted  were  married 
Nathaniel  Gernsey  and  Damaris  Alvord  were  married 

Cady  &  Hannah  Wood  were  married 

Lemuel  West  &  Desire  Markham  were  married 
John  Ward  &  Catharine  Higgins  were  married 
Elizur  Chapman  &  Dorothy  Lord  were  married 

Samuel  Hills  daughter  born 

Randall  &  Comfort  Shattucks  Daughter  Born 

Lavina  Cook  Daughter  of  Joshua  &  Mary  Cook  Born 

James  &  Phillis  Richs  daughter  Born 

Simeon  &  Rhoda  Wrights  Daughter  Born 

Isaac  Hinckley  son  of  John  &  Azubah  Hinckley  was  born 

Abihu  Acly  son  to  Thomas  &  Sarah  Acly  was  born 

John  Clark  son  of  John  &  Deborah  Clark  Born 

Ebenezer  &  Huldah  Hardings  Daughter  born 

Philena  Freeman  Daughter  to  Sylvanus  and  Leah  Freeman  & 

Asa  Hill  son  to  Daniel  and  Bathsheba  Hill  were  born 
Rufus  Dewey  Son  Born 
John  Clark  son  Born 
Elkh  and  Ruth  Sears  son  born 
John  and  Hannah  Johnson  son  born 

fO 

Eliphaz  &  Esther  Alvords  Daughter  Born 

James  Gates  son  to  Nehemiah  &  Anne  Gates  was  Born 

Elijah  Clarks  son  born 

Elijah  &  Hannah  Cooks  daughter  born 

Samuel  Hodges  son  Ichabod  was  born 

Nathaniel  and  Mary  Bosworths  Daughter  born 

Nathan  Rowleys Born 

&  Susanna  Deweys  son  Born 

Israel  Whitcombs Born 

Isaac  and  Bette  Baileys  daughter  born 
Marcus  &  Phebe  Coles  son  Born 
Ralph  and  Hannah  Smith  Daughter  Born 
Ezra  and  Sarah  Aclys  daughter  Born 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


91 


21 

28 

May 

7 

May 

12 

June 

7 

June 

9 

June 

23 

July 

21 

Augt     9     1 77 1      Ebenezer  and  Sarah  Coles  daughter  I5orn 
Sept    17        "        Barnabas  and  Anne  Freemans  Daughter  Born 

BaI'TISMS. 

April     7     1771     Elizabeth  Harding  Daughter  of  Ebenezer  and  Huldah  Harding 
Baptised 
"        Sylvester  Fuller  son  to  John  and  Susanna  Fuller  baptised 
"        Ichabod  Hodge  son  to  Saml  Hodge  and  Eunice  Cook  Daugh- 
ter to  Elijah  and  Hannah  Cook  was  Baptised 
"        Timothy  Rowley  baptised 

"        Mary  Bosworth  Daughter  of  Nathl  &  Mary  B  Baptised 
"        James  Gates  son  of  Neh  &  Anne  Gates  Baptised 
1771     Rhoda  Whitcomb  Daughter  of  Israel  &  M  Whitcomb  Baptised 
"        Silena  Bailey  Daughter  of  Widow  Bette  Bailey  baptised 
"        Hannah   Smith  L^aughter  of  Ralph  and  Hannah  Smith   Bap- 
tised 
31        "        Roxana  and  Adino  daughter  and  son  of  Samuel  and  Thankful 
Hill  were  Baptised 
Aug      4        "        Rhoda  ( baptised)? 

Marriages 
Jany      i     1772     Job  Acly  &  Lydia  Rowley  married 

Isaac  Smith  &  Jerusha  Brooks  were  married 
"        Ezra  Purple  and  Mary  Penfield  were  Married 
"       Joseph  Lord  and  Ruth  Purple  were  married 

1771  Lemuel  and  Desire  Wests  daughter  born 
Aaron  Hosfords  son  Born 

"  Timothy  Percivals  child  still  Born 

"  Stephen  &  Abigail  Knowltons  Da  born 

"  Elisha  and  Ann  Cornwells  son  born 

"  Thomas  and  Esther  Goodrich  son  born 

"  Hosenkause  daughter  born 

"  son  born 

Baptisms 

1771  Ira  Parmelee  son  to  Jared  and   Susanna   Parmelee  was  Bap- 
tised 

"        Tamzen  Cole  daughter  to  Ebenezer  and  Sarah  Cole  Baptised 

&  Elisha  son  Elisha  and  Anne  Cornwell  was  Baptised 
"        Nana  Knowlton,  Stephen  Knowltons  daughter  was  Baptised 

1772  Sarah  Kneeland  dau  of  I  &  H  Kneeland  Baptised  (?) 
"        Moses  Cook  son  of  Moses  Cook  Baptised 

Asa  Bailey  son  to  Jon  &  Patience  Bailey  Baptised 
Sarah  Shurtlief  daughter  to  Lemuel  and  Grace  Shurtlief 

Jan        7  1772  Moses  Cooks  son  born 

21         "  Isaac  &  Hannah  Kneelands  daughter  born 

30        "  John  and  Lois  Johnsons  daughter  born 

Mar    24        "  Jon  and  Patience  Baileys  son  Born 


9 

16 

Sept 

5 

Oct 

4 

Oct 

30 

Nov 

5 

Nov 

28 

Dec 

21 

Dec 

25 

27 

Sept 

I 

Nov 

10 

10 

March  2 

April 

3 

April 

19 

26 

92  COXCxREGATlONAI,  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

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Dec     25      1 77 1      Samuel  Hodge  and  Deborah  Peters  were  married 

Deaths 
Mar     13     1770     Deceased  F  15  (illegible) 

Dec  "        Deceased  Isaac  &  Bette  Baileys  daughter 

Feb     18     1 77 1     Deceased  John  Clark  aged  91  years  7  months 
Mar     15        "        Deceased  John  Norton  son  to  John  and  Edy  Norton  Etat  14 

days 
Mar     17        "        Deceased    David    Bailey   son    to    David    and    Jemima   Bailey 
Etat  9  months 

April     8        "        Deceased  Watrous  Lazarus  Watrous  daughter  Etat 

23        "        Nana  Knowlton  deceased  etat  i  year  5  mos 

26        "        Deceased Hodge  Samuel  Hodges  wife 

June     9        "        Deceased  Nehemiah  Gates  Etat  37  y 
July    23        "        Deceased  James  Gates  son  of  Widow  Anne  Gates 
Augt  15        "        Deed  Jane  Johnson  Daughter  of  Ensign  James  lS:  Jane  John- 
son Etat  9  y  9  months 
Augt  21        "        Lucretia  Shepherd  Daughter  to  Thomas  &  Mercy  Shepherd 
Decsd  etat  3  years  4  months 
Decased  Mercy  Wood  Etat  18 
"        Deceased  Moses  Rowleys  wife  aged  (73  years?) 
"        Nana  Knowlton  Stephens  Daughter  Deceased 

Marriages 
1 77 1     James  Acly  &  Hannah  Spencer  were  married 
Daniel  Judd  &  Mehetable  Clark  were  married 
Dewey  Hall  and  Hannah  Kneeland  were  married 
Samuel  Goff  &  Mary  Cunningham  were  married 
John  Johnson  Junr  &  Lois  Brainerd  were  married 


Oct 

26 

Dec 

18 

Dec 

27 

Dec 

12 

Nov 

13 

Augst  28 

Sept 

26 

Oct 

31 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


93 


Baptisms. 


Record  kept  by  Rev.  Lemuel  Parsons. 

Baptisms  after  ye  Revu  Mr.  Norton's  Death  Before  My  Ordination. 

May      g     1779     Josiah  son  of  Moses  Cook  baptised  by  Revd.  Mr.  Huntington 
Marlborough. 
Lucy  daughiter  of  Isaac  Kneeland  bapd  by  Mr.  Huntington 
Marlborough. 

May    17        "        Israel  son  of  Ebenezer  Cole  bapd  by  Mr.  Eells  Glastonbury. 

Aug    23        "        Cyprian    son    of    John    Hinckley    bapd    by    Mr.    Lockwood 
Andover. 

May    24        "        Lydia  daughter  of  Ezra  Ackleybaptd  by  Mr.  Little  Colchester. 
Levi  son  of  Joseph  Caswell  baptd  by  Mr.  Huntington  Marl- 
borough. 

April  177S     Diadama  Dau.  of  Ralph  Smith  Baptd  by  Mr.  Robbins,  West- 

chester. 


Feby  21     1779 


March  8 
April  18 
April  25 


May    17 


May 

30 

June 

20 

July 

10 

Aug 

I 

Aug 

22 

Sept 

6 

Octr 

3 

Oct 

24 

BAPTISM'S    AFTER    MY    ORDINATION. 

Elihu  son  of  Nathaniel  Mott. 

Lucy  Daughter  of  Gideon  Arnold. 

Susanna  Daughter  of  John  Clark  Jr. 

Mercy  daughter  of  Thomas  Cowdrey. 

Abigail  wife  of  Nathaniel  White. 

Elijah  son  of  Nathaniel  White. 

Belinda  Daughter  of  John  Norton. 

Sarah  Daughter  of  Willm  White  baptd.  by  Mr.  Parsons  East 

Haddam. 
Hannah  Daughter   of   Jonathan  .Strowbridge   baptd.   by    Mr. 

Parsons — E.  H.[addam] 
Asahel  son  of  Israel  Whitcomb 
Molly  Daughter  of  Jared  Parmelee. 

Amos  son  of  James  Bill  baptised  by  Mr.  Strong  Chatham 
Abigail  daughter  of  Recompense  Bailey 
Joanna  Daughter  of  Elihu  Hubbard. 
Ephraim  son  of  Ephraim  Harding. 
Susanna  Daughter  of  Moses  Cook 
Esther  Daughter  of  Moses  Cole 
Deborah  Daughter  of  Nathaniel  White 
David  Allen,  Adult. 
Willm  son  of  David  Allen 
Irana  Daughter  of  David  Allen 


94 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


Oct      31      1779     Zuba    Daughter    of    Hezekiah    Sage    of    Sandisfield    by    Mr. 
Boardman. 
Sally  Dau.  of  Hezh  Sage  of  Sandisfield  Bapd  by  Mr.  Boardman. 
Jonah  son  of  Jon  Trowbridge  Bapd  by  Mr.  Goodrich  Durham. 

1780  Elisha  son  of  Oren  &  Hannah  Alvord. 
Ralph  son  of  Ralph  Smith 
Martha  Daughter  of  Ebenr  Harding. 
Margery  Daughter  of  Moses  West  Junr. 
Elisha  son  of  Dewey  Hall 

John  son  of  Leml.  &  Katharine  Parsons  by  Mr.  Goodrich. 
Eunice  Daughter  of  Samuel  Kilbourn  bapt.  by  Mr.  Boardman. 
Deborah  Daur  of  Samll  Kilbourn  bapt.  by  Mr.  Boardman. 
Mary  Daur  of  Samll  Kilborn  Baptd  by  Mr.  Boardman. 
Lucy  Daur  of  Darius  Adams. 
Noah  Son  of  James  Rich. 
John  son  of  Rhuel  &  Hannah  Alvord. 
Sybil  Daughter  of  Rhuel  &  Hannah  Alvord. 
Mary  Daur  of  Rhuel  &  Hannah  Alvord. 
Brooks  son  of  Isaac  Smith  Junr. 
Deborah  Daur  of  Isaac  Kneeland. 
Lydia  Daur  of  Joseph  Caswell. 
Ashbel  son  of  Seth  Alvord  Junr. 
Roana  Daur  of  Ebenr  Bailey 
Levi  son  of  Ebenr  Bailey 
Zilpha  Daur.  of  Ebenr  Bailey 
Anna  Daur  of  David  Kneeland 
Lucy    Daur   of    Isaac    Bevin    Bapd    by   Hunn   [Huntington] 

Marlborough. 

1781  Elisabeth  Dau  of  Samuel  Kilbourn — Mr.  Boardman 
Lydia  Daur  of  Daniel  &  Lydia  Clark 
Elihu  son  of  Elihu  Hubbard 
Jabez  Clark  son  of  John  Norton 
Chauncey  son  of  Jared  Parmelee 
Liva  Daughter  of  John  Johnson  Junr 
Annis  Daughter  of  Oren  Alvord 
Sarah  Daughter  of  Nathaniel  Mott. 
Elisabeth  Daughter  of  Lemll  West. 

Asahel  son  of  John  Clark  Jr.  Bapt  by  Mr.  Huntington  Marl- 
borough. 

James  Hall  son  of  Ruel  «S;  Hannah  Alvord  Bapt  by  Mr.  Hunt- 
ington Marlborough. 

Abner  son  of  James  Bill  Bapd  by  Mr.  Gurley  Exeter. 

Timo  Kilbourn  son  of  Joseph  Johnson  Baptised  by  Mr.  Gurley 
Exeter. 

Titus  son  of  Titus  Carrier. 

Mary  Daur  of  David  Allen 

Joseph  son  of  Samll  Goff. 

Ebenezer  son  of  Ebenezer  Bailey 


Dec 

26 

Feby 

13 

Mar 

5 

Mar 

26 

Mar 

30 

April 

10 

May 

7 

May 

7 

May 

21 

June 

25 

July 

2 

July 

23 

July 

30 

Septr 

10 

Oct 

15 

Oct 

22 

Oct 

29 

Feb 

25 

Mar 

18 

June 

I 

July 

I 

July    22 
Augt  12 

Ausf    20 


Sept  16 
Sept  23 
Oct     16 


Nov 

25 

Deer 

2 

Deer 

9 

Deer 

23 

Dec 

30 

Mar 

10 

Mar 

24 

April 

14 

April 

28 

May 

26 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  95 

Oct      16     1781  Timothy  son  of  John  Johnson. 

"  Jabez  son  of  John  Johnson. 

Gershom  son  of  Capt  Silas  Dunham  Bapd  by  Mr.  Boardman. 

"  Darius  son  of  Ephraim  Harding 

"  Jesse  son  of  Jesse  &  Lucy  Kneeland. 

Samll  son  of  Lemll  &  Faith  Parsons. 

"  Abigail  Daur  of  Nathaniel  White. 

1782  Lucy  Daur  of  Moses  Cole. 
"  Hannah  Daur  of  Dewey  Hall. 
"  Hannah  Daur  of  Ezra  Ackley 
"  Asahel  son  o£  Ebenr  Harding. 
"  Lydia  Daur  of  Joseph  Caswell. 
"  Elijah  son  of  Thos.  Shephard. 
"  Ebenezer  son  of  Willm  White. 

"        Samll  Shaylor  son  of  Samll  Kilbourn 
June     9        "        Nathan  son  of  Nathan  Champion  Lebanon. 

"         Roswell  son  of  Benjm  Harding 
June   16        "        Hannah  Daughter  of  Moses  Cook  Baptd  by  Mr.  Boardman 
June   30        "        Sally  Daur  of  Ralph  Smith  Baptd  by  Mr.  Boardman. 
July      7        "        Matilda  Daur  of  Ebenezer  Cole. 
"        Synthia  Daur  of  Darius  Adams. 
July     14        "        John  son  of  Sylvanus  &  Anne  Norcutt 
Molly  Daur  of  Danll  &  Esther  Parks. 
Clarissa  Daur  of  Danll  &  Esther  Parks. 
"        Richard  son  of  Moses  West  Jr. 

"        Benjamin  son  of  David  Kneeland  —  Mr.  Boardman. 
Betsy  Daur  of  Daniel  &  Lydia  Clark. 

1783  Ruth  Daur  of  Seth  Alvord  Jnr. 
"        John  son  of  James  Rich. 
"        Nathaniel  son  of  Ebenezer  Bailey 
"        Olive  Daur  of  Elihu  Hubbard. 
"        Mercy  Daur  of  Isaac  Bevin. 
"        Lydia  Daur  of  Nathaniel  &  Margaret  Markham. 

Abijah  son  of  Nathaniel  &  Margaret  Markham. 
"        Josiah  Son  of  Capt  Elijah  Cook. 
Molly  Daur.  of  Joseph  Johnson 
•   "        Rubi  Daur  of  John  Clark  Jur. 
"        Sage  son  of  Danll  &  Esther  Parks. 

"        Susannah  Daur  of  Ezekiel  Porter  of  Winsted — -Winchester 
"        John  son  of  Jared  &  Susannah  Parmelee 
"        Jared  son  of  John  Johnson  Jur. 
"        Azuba  Daur  of  Isaac  Smith  Jur. 

Richard  son  of  Widdow  Gideons — Middle  Haddam 

1784  Ezeriah  Spencer  Son  of  Samll  &  Elisabeth  Fielding 
Roswell  son  of  Lemuel  West 

"        Enoch  son  of  Enoch  Smith  Jur  Middle  Haddam. 

Rachel  Daur  of  Moses  Cole. 
"        Josiah  Goff  Adult. 


Sept 

I 

Sept 

15 

Nov 

10 

Feby 

2 

Feby 

16 

Feb 

23 

Mar 

30 

May 

4 

July 

6 

Aug 

3 

Aug 

17 

Sept 

7 

Oct 

5 

Nov 

30 

Dec 

21 

Feby 

8 

April 

II 

April 

25 

May 

23 

May 

30 

June 

6 

June 

20 

June 

27 

July 

II 

July 

18 

July 

25 

Augt 

I 

Augt 

15 

Sept 

5 

Sept 

12 

96  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

May    23      1784     Bulkley  son  of  Othniel  I5rainerd  Jr  &  Grace  Brainerd. 

Polly  Daur  of  Samll  &  Anna  Cowdrey. 

Lucy  Daur  of  Josiah  &  Anna  Goff 

John  &   Benjm,    Mehitable  &  Susanna  sons  &  Daughters  of 
John  &  Susanna  West 

Pheby  Daur  of  Joseph  Caswell 

Betsy  Daur  of  Oren  &  Hannah  Alvord. 

Samll  son  of  Edward  &  Mary  Purple. 

Lydia  Daur  of  Reuben  Norcutt. 

Rufus,  Oliver,  Eunice,  Elijah,  Lucy,  Jesse  &  Russell  sons  & 
Daughters  of  Eunice  Dewey  &  Rufus  Dewey  Deceased 

Patience  Daur  of  Dewey  &  Hannah  Hall. 

Li  via  Daur  of  Moses  &  Elisabeth  Cook. 

Anna  Daur  of  Amos  &  Anna  Clark. 

Lucy  Daur  of  Jesse  &  I-ucy  Kneeland  —  Mr.  Boardman. 

Lucy  Daur  of  John  Gideons  Middle  Haddam. 

Newel  son  of  Benjm  Smith  Middle  Haddam 

Sabina  Daur  of  Reuben  Norcutt. 

Phebe  Daur  of  Ralph  &  Hannah  Smith 

Lea  Daur  of  Ebenr  &  Zilpha  Bailey 
Sept    26        "        Susanna  Daur  of  Isaac  Rich  Middle  Haddam 

"        Russell  son  of  John  &  Lucy  Parmelee 
Oct       3        "        Phylena  Daur  of  Amos  &  Anna  Clark 

"        Elijah  son  of  David  &  Jerusha  Clark 
Octr    10        "        Rebecca  wife  of  Isaac  Johnson,  Adult. 

Mercy  Hannah  Daur  of  Thos.  &  Elisabeth  Shepard 
"        Joshua  son  of  Noadiah  Taylor  Middle  Haddam 

Molly  Daur  of  William  White. 
"        Russell  son  of  Isaac  &  Hannah  Kneeland. 
17S5      Warren  son  of  Ephraim  Harding 
"        Katharine  Daur  of  Lemll  &  Faith  Parsons 
"        George  Washington  son  of  Samll  &  Anna  Cowdrey 
"         James  son  of  David  &  Mercy  Kneeland. 

Thankful  Patience  Daur  of  Samll  &  Mary  Goff 
"        Moses  son  of  Moses  West  Jur. 
"        Rhod^  Daur  of  Stephen  &  Prudence  Clark 

Ebenr  Hills  Adult.     M.  Haddam 

Ruth  Hills  Adult. 

Scila  Daur  of  Ebenr  &  Ruth  Hills. 
"        Seth  Croel  son  of  Elihu  Hubbard 
"        Enos  son  of  John  Johnson  Jr. 
"        Anna  Daur  of  John  &  Lucy  Parmelee. 
"        Selinda  Daur  of  John  &  Edey  Norton. 
"        Martin  son  of  Joseph  Johnson 

Sarah  Daur  of  Seth  &  Ruth  Alvord 
"        Rebecca  Daur  of  Jesse  &  Lucy  Kneeland. 
"        Deborah  Matilda  Daur  of  Silas  &  Sarah  Dunham 
"        Phylena  Daur  of  Apollos  &  Lucy  Arnold 


Octr 

17 

Novr 

28 

Jany 

9 

Jany 

23 

Mar 

20 

April 

17 

April 

24 

May 

I 

May 

15 

May 

29 

June 

5 

June 

19 

July 

4 

July 

24 

Augt 

21 

Augt 

28 

Sept 

II 

Oct 

16 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


97 


Dec  25     1785 

Feb  19     1786 

Feb  26 

Mar  12 

Mar  19 

April  16 

April  30        " 

May  2 

June  4 

June  25        " 

July  2        ' ' 

July  9 

July  16 

July  30 

July  31 

Sept  17 

Sept  24        " 


Nov 

5 

Mar 

II     1787 

April 

I        " 

April 

15 

April 

22 

May 

20 

June 

10 

July 

I 

July 

15 

July     22 


Aug  5 
Aug  12 
Aug  26 
Sept  23 
Oct  21 
Nov  1 1 
Nov  1 8 
Dec  9 
Jany  6 
Feby  3 
Feby  5 
Feby  24 


Anna  Daur  of  Adonijah  Strong 

Sally  Daur  of  Danll  &  Esther  Parke 

Duel  son  of  Josiah  &  Anna  Goff 

Selden  son  of  Ebenr  &  Zilpha  Bailey 

Mary  Daur  of  Moses  &  Mary  White  Cole 

Stephen  son  of  Isaac  &  Sarah  Bevin 

Joseph  son  of  Dewey  &  Hannah  Hall 

Aristarchus  so  of  Capt  Elijah  &  Lois  Smith  iNf.  Haddam 

Nathaniel  son  of  Nathaniel  &  Margaret  Markham 

Selden  son  of  Moses  &  Elisabeth  Cook 

Hannah  Daur  of  Jonathan  &  Margery  Caswell 

Ruth  Daur  of  Edward  &  Mary  Purple 

Hannah  Daur  of  Josiah  &  Mary  Cook  M.  H. 

Oliver  son  of  Lemuel  West 

Sally  Daur  of  John  &  Azuba  Haling 

Grace  wife  of  Isaac  Sears  Adult 

Alvah  son  of  Isaac  &  Rebecca  Johnson. 

Anna  Daur  of  Isaac  &  Grace  Sears 

Lucy  Daur  of  Isaac  &  Grace  Sears 

Isaac  son  of  Isaac  &  Grace  Sears 

Esther  Daur  of  Jared  &  Susannah  Parmelee 

Sophia  Daur  of  -Samll  &  Elisabeth  Kilbourn 

Anna  Daur  of  Amos  &  Anna  Clark 

Nancy  Daur  of  Samll  &  Anna  Cowdrey 

Bryan  son  of  John  &  Lucy  Parmelee 

Anna  Daur  of  Ebenr  &  Ruth  Hill 

Reuben  son  of  Reuben  Norcutt 

James  Goff  Adult  son  of  Benjmn  &  Prudence  Goff 

Nathaniel  son  of  Joel  &  Mercy  W'ood 

John  son  of  John  &  Azuba  Hailing 

Ishmael  Gates  son  of  Mary  Andrews 

Hannah  Daur  of  W'illiam  White 

John  Huet  son  of  Widdow  Joanna  Alvord 

Nanna  Woodbridge  Daur  of  Lemll  &  Faith  Parsons 

Demis  Daur  of  Ezra  Ackley 

Rachel  Daur  of  David  Allen 

Anna  Daur  of  Stephen  &  Prudence  Clark 

Mary  Hubbard  Daur  of  W^illm  &  Huldah  Thomas 

Seth  son  of  Seth  .\lvord  Jr.  &  Ruth  his  wife 

Alfred  son  of  James  &  Mary  Goff 

Nancy  Daur  of  Apollos  &  Lucy  Arnold 

Warren  son  of  Elijah  &  Azubah  Young 

Asahel  son  of  Widw  Prudence  Goff 

Benjm  son  of  Ephraim  Harding 

Lovina  Daur  of  Adonijah  Strong 

Polly  Daur  of  Isaac  &  Grace  Sears 

Jabez  Cyrus  &  Salmon  sons  of  John  &  Hannah  Johnson 

Phylanda  Daur  of  Oren  &  Hannah  Alvord      . 


98  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

Mar      g     1788  Lucretia  Daur  of  Elijah  &  Azubah  Young 

"  Austin  son  of  Jonathan  &  Margery  Caswell 

May      4        "  Hoziel  son  of  Hoziel  &  Margery  Smith 

May    18        "  Nathan  son  of  Moses  .N:  Mary  White  Cole       )      ^/^^  Selden 
Abiel  son  of  Isaac  &  Rebecca  Johnson  /     j^j    Hoddairi 

Rebekah  Daur  of  Ebenr  &  Zilpha  Bailey  ) 

May    25        "  Hepzah,  Olive'  &  Moses  son  &  Daurs  of  Phillip  &  Olive  White 

"  Deborah  Daur  of  Edward  &  Mary  Purple 

"  Roswel  son  of  Elihu  Hubbard 

June      8        "  Nathaniel  Clark  son  of  Sparrow  l\:  Eunice  Smith 

July      6        "  Henry  &  Salah  sons  of  Salah  tV  Anna  Jackson 

July     13        "  Johnson  son  of  Daniel  &  Esther  Parke 

"  Sally  Daur  of  Jesse  &  Lucy  Kneeland 

Octr      5        "  Lucretia,  Daniel  &  Mary  Blynn  son  &  Daughters  of  Hoziel 

&  Margery  Smith 

Oct      12        "  Abner  son  of  Isaac  &  Sarah  Bevin 

Nov    16        "  Oren  son  of  Moses  &  Elisabeth  Cook 

"  Porter  son  of  Isaac  Smith  Junr 

Dec     21        "  Abner  Cole  Adult. 

Jany      4      1789  Benjm  Goff  Adult 

Jany    11         "  Lucy  Daur  of  Nathll  &  Margaret  Markham 

Feby     i        "  Florinda  Daur  of  John  &  Edey  Norton 

Mar      8        "  Sabina  Daur  of  Reuben  Norcot 

Mar    29        "  Azuba  Daur  of  Elijah  &  Azuba  Young 

April  26        "  Chauncey  son  of  David  &  Jerusha  Clark 

May    17        "  Timothy  Green  son  of  John  &  Lucy  Parmelee 

May    24        "  Sally  Daur  of  Samll  &  Elisabeth  Kilbourn 

"  Abner  son  of  Amos  &  Anna  Clark 

Phebe  Ackley  Daur  of  Abner  &  Lydia  Cole 

June    22        "  Nabby  Daur  of  Phillip  &  Olive  White 

July    26        "  Esther  Daur  of  Ruel  &  Hannah  Alvord 

Augt  16        "  Warren  son  of  Lemuel  West 

"  Gideon  son  of  Apollos  &  Lucy  Arnold 

Augt  30        "  Nancy  Daur  of  Jared  &  Susanna  Parmelee 

Sept      6        "  Danll  Kellogg  son  of  Adonijah  Strong 

Septr     7        "  David  son  of  Ralph  &  Hannah  Smith 

Octr    II         "  Ichabod  son  of  Ebenr  Harding  Jr  &  Jerusha  his  wife 

Octr    i3        "  David  son  of  David  &  Elisabeth  Allen 

Octr    25        ""  Benjamin  son  of  James  &  Mary  GofiE 

Novr     8        "  Rachel  Daur  of  Ebenr  &  Zilpha  Bailey 

April    4     1790  Anne  wife  of  Samll  Cornwell 

Julia  Daur  of  Samll  &  Anne  Cornwell 
May      2        "        Ruhama  Daur  of  Joel  &  Mercy  Wood 

Tune      6        "  Sally  Daur  of  Isaac  &  Grace  Sears 

July      4        "  Anna  Daur  of  Isaac  &  Rebecca  Johnson 

July     II         "  James  son  of  James  &  Sarah  Markham 

July    25        "  Joseph  Chester  son  of  Willm  White 

Augt     8        '■  ,Ranny  son  of  Danll  &  Esther  Parke 


RESIDENCE  OF  REV.  JOEL  WEST. 

GLIMPSES  OF  LAKE  POCOTOPAUG." 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


99 


Augt  22      1790  Abigail  Daur  of  Jonathan  &  Margery  Caswell 

Sept      5        "  Noah  son  of  Nathl  &  Margaret  Markham 

Dec       5        "  Gershom  son  of  Elijah  &Azubah  Young  Mr.  Lyman  Millington. 

t^*  ^*         (^* 

Record  kept  by  Rev.  Joel  West. 

1792  Jabez  son  of  Reuel  il^  Hannah  Alvord 
"  Nabby  Judd  dau  of  Sparrow  &  Eunice  Smith 
"  Charles  son  of  Nath.  cS;  Margaret  Markham 
"  Elijah  son  of  Reuben  iS:  Lidia  Norcut — Mr.  Selden 

1793  Mary  dau.  of  Elijah  &  Azuba  Young — Mr.  Huntington 
"  Margeree  dau.  of  Hosial  &  Margeree  Smith 
"  Zeruah  Blush  dau.  of  Libeus  &  Polly  Hills 
"  Harry  son  of  John  &  Lucy  Parmelee 

Betsy  Norton  dau.  of  Nath.  &  Dolle  Clark 

"  Jonathan  son  of  Ebeneezer  &  Zilpha  Bailey 

"  Anne  dau.  of  Edward  ^:  Mar}'  Purple 

"  Shaler  son  of  Jonathan  &  Marjory  Caswell 

"  David  son  of  Wm  &  Elizabeth  White 

"  Elisha  son  of  Daniel  &  Esther  Parks. 

"  Asher  Rowley  child  of  Elizabeth  Cole 

"  Dolle  Loveman  dau.  of  Nath.  &. Dolle  Clark. 

"  Polly  dau.  of  AppoUos  &  Lucy  Arnold. 

"  Horace  son  of  Stephen  &  Prudence  Clark 

"  Ira  son  of  Nathaniel  &  Ruth  Bailey 

1794  Betsy  dau.  of  Isaac  &  Grace  Sears 
Julia  dau.  of  Elijah  &  Azubah  Young 

"  Dyar  Clark  son  of  Joseph  &  Lucy  Daily. 

"  Erastus  son  of  Joseph  &  Lucy  Daily 

' '  Joseph  son  of  Joseph  &  Lucy  Daily 

"  Clary  dau.  of  Joseph  &  Lucy  Daily 

"  Lucy  dau.  of  Joshua  it  Ruth  Bailey 

"  Timothy  son  of  Joshua  &  Ruth  Bailey 

"  Percy  an  adopted  dau.  of  John  &  Azuba  Hinkley 

"  Sophia  an  adopted  dau.  of  Joseph  &  Hope  Buel    I  c  ij 

"  Sally  Buel  adopted  dau.  of  Joseph  &  Hope  Buel  ) 

"  Prudence  dau.  of  James  &  Mary  Goff. 

"  Polly  dau.  of  Gillet  &  Hannah  Hinkley 

"  Phebe  dau.  of  Gillet  <S:  Hannah  Hinkley 

"  Julia  dau.  of  Joseph  &  Lucy  Dailey 

1795  Amos  son  of  Amos  &  Anna  Clark 
"  Hannah  dau.  of  Reuel  &  Hannah  Alvord 
"  Hosial  son  of  Hosial  &  Margere  Smith     Mr.  Huntington 
"  Dimis  dau.  of  Joel  &  Mary  Wood. 
"  Lewin  son  of  Jonathan  &  Margere  Caswell 
"  Zeruah  Blush  dau.  of  Libbeus  &  Polly  Hills 
"  Nathaniel  Clark  son  of  Sparrow  &  Eunice  Smith 

23        "  Julia  dau.  of  Isaac  &  Rebecca  Johnson 


Nov. 

4 

II 

Dec. 

2 

16 

Jany. 

20 

Feby 

.  10 

Mar. 

12 

17 

24 

May 

5 

12 

June 

16 

19 

July 

28 

Aug. 

iS 

Sept. 

15 

Oct. 

27 

Nov. 

10 

Dec. 

8 

Mar. 

9 

30 

May 

May 

June 

Aug. 

24 

31 

31 

Nov. 

2 

Apl. 

5 

26 

May 

24 

June 

7 

July 

12 

26 

Aug. 

16 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON, 


Sept. 

6 
6 

1795 

Oct. 

4 

i8 
i8 

Nov. 

25 

15 

.4 

June 

12 

1796 

Mar. 

Apl. 

4 
9 

1797 

July 
Aug. 
Oct. 

9 

2 

8 
8 

Feby 
Apl. 

29 

4 
29 

1798 

June 

3 
13 

" 

July 
July 

13 
15 

22 

" 

Sept. 

2 
2 

.. 

Oct. 

21 

" 

Nov. 

4 

4 

.' 

Aug. 
Oct. 

25 
27 

1799 

Nov. 

10 

" 

Dec. 

15 

" 

Apl. 
July 
Aug. 
Oct. 

20 
20 

25 
26 

iSoo 

May 

10 

1801 

Dec. 

13 

Jany. 
Feby 
May 
Nov. 

17 

3 

30 
9 

1802 

Jany. 

May 

Feb. 

16 
15 

5 

1803 
1804 

Apr. 

May 

15 

13 

.' 

Mr.  Selden 


Harva  son  of  Apollos  \:  Lucy  Arnold 

Fanna  dau.  of  Ashbel  &  Anna  Woodbridge 

Liva  dau.  of  Abner  &  Lydia  Cole 

Charles  son  of  David  &  Lucy  Sears 

Lucy  dau.  of  David  &  Lucy  Sears 

Sila  dau.  of   Benj.  ,^  Abigail  Gofif. 

Nancy  Brocliway  dau.  of  Joel  &  Betsy  West. 

Polly  dau.  of  John  l\:  Lucy  I'armele 

Brackett  son  of  Joel  &  Betsey  West. 

Anna  dau.  of  Joshua  &  Ruth  Bailey. 

Ossmin  son  of  Jonathan  &  Margere  Caswell 

Betsy  Maria  Sparrow  dau.  of  Sparrow  &  Eunice  Smith 

Artemas  son  of  Apollos  &  Lucy  Arnold 

Reliance  dau.  of  Isaac  &  Rebecca  Johnson 

Octava  dau.  of  Lebbeus  &  Polly  Hills 

Abner  son  of  Abner  lS;  Lydia  Cole — Mr  Selden 

Samuel  son  of  Ashbel  &  Hannah  Woodbridge 

Elijah  son  of  Ebenezer  Bailey 

Julius  Orlando  son  of  John  iS:  Lucy  Parmelee 

Ephraim  son  of  Ebenezer  &  Phoebe  Norcutt 

Manassah  son  of  Ebenezer  &  Phoebe  Norcutt 

Abigail  McCleave  an  adult 

Anne  dau.  of  Abigail  McCleave.  —  Mr.  Selden 

Uriah  son  of  Abigail  McCleave. — Mr.  Selden 

Diodate  Brockway  son  of  Joel  &  Betsey  West. 

Julius  Norton  grandson  of  James  &  Asenah  Bill 

Nancy  dau.  of  the  Widow  Rogers — Mr.  Mills 

Otis  son  of  Seth  Jr.  &  Sally  Alvord. 

Bulah  dau.  of  Seth  Jr.  &  Sally  Alvord. 

Julia  dau.  of  Benj.  &  Abigail  Goff 

Laura  dau.  of  Apollos  &  Lucy  Arnold. 

Saml.  Gibson  son  of  Lebbeus  &  Polly  Hills 

John  Cavilla  Adams  son  of  David  &  Hannah  Strong 

Lucy  dau.  of  John  &  Lucy  Parmelee — Mr.  Selden 

Evelina  Orvilia  dau.  of  Joel  &  Betsey  West. 

Jerusha  Hall  dau.  of  David  Clark. 

Joshua  son  of  Joshua  Jr.  iS:  Ruth  Bailey. 

Amelia  dau.  of  John  &  Abigail  Rich. 

Lucy  dau.  of  Apollos  &  Lucy  Arnold. 

Pamela  dau.  of  Lebbeus  &  Polly  Hills 

Danl.  Butler  adopted  child  of  Moses  Cook. 

Elizabeth  dau.  of  Seth  &  Sally  Alvord. 

Lucy  dau.  of  John  &  Lucy  Parmelee. 

Harlowe  son  of  Ashbel  &  Hannah  Woodbridge 

Deborah  Griffith  daughter  of  David  &  Eunice  Clark 

David  son  of  John  &  Lucy  Parmelee. 

Chauncey  Hart  son  of  Seth  &  Sally  Alvord. 

Gustavus  son  of  Lebbeus  &  Polly  Hills.  —  Mr.  Selden. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  lOI 

Delia  Elliot,  daughter  of  Joel  >.\:  Betsey  West.  —  Mr.  Selden. 

Betsy  daughter  of  James  Bores  (?)  of  Stafford. 

Emelia  Adeline  daughter  of  David  &  Eunice  Clark. 

Achsah  Bill  daughter  of  ApoUos  &  Lucy  Arnold. 

Joseph  Butler  son  of  Joseph  &  Abigail  Rich 

Timothy  Rogers,  son  of  Nath.  &  Hannah  Markham. 

Charlotte  daughter  of  Lebbeus  (S:  Polly  Hills. 

John  William  son  of  Sparrow  Smith. 

Omri  son  of  James  &  Molly  Goff:     Mr.  Gillet. 

Abigail,  daughter  of  Joseph  ^:  Abigail  Rich 

Orpah  adopted  dau.  of  Wm.  &  Elizabeth  White 

Betsy  Emeline,  daughter  of  Joel  &  Betsy  West 

John,  Julia,  &  Daniel,  children  of  Widow  Martha  Ackley. 

Nancy  Emela,  daughter  of  Joseph  &  Nancy  Hall 

Cyrus  son  of  James  &  Molly  Goff. 

Jerusha  Ann  daughter  of  David  &  Eunice  Clark 

Nathaniel  Austin  son  of  Joseph  (X:  Abigail  Rich 

Julius   Augustus  /    n,      .         ,  .,  ,  r   T      ui  tt-h 

'^  1  win  children  of  L.ebbeus  Hills 

Julia  Augusta      " 

Brackett  Mortimer  son  of  Joel  i\;  Betsey  West. 

"        Joel,  adopted  son  of  Daniel  &  Sarah  Johnson. 
Oct.       9     iSog     Densy  Parmelee,  daughter  of  Timothy  i.K;  Hannah  Parmelee 

"        Dolly  Stephens  daughter  of  Timothy  &  Hannah  Parmelee 

"        Jasper  Ward  son  of  Timothy  &  Hannah  Parmelee 

"        Thomas  Jefferson  son  of  Timothy  &  Hannah  Parmelee 

"        Pamelia,  daughter  of  Isaac  &  Anna  Bevin. 

"        William  son  of  Isaac  &  Anna  Bevin. 

"        Chauncey  son  of  Isaac  &  Anna  Bevin. 

"        Isaac  Avery  son  of  Isaac  &  Anna  Bevin. 

"        Minoris  son  of  Widow  Sally  Watrous. 

"        Lois  Loomis  daughter  of  Widow  .Sally  Watrous. 
June    lo     1810     Joseph  son  of  Nathan  Harding  Jr.  &  Philena,  his  wife. 

"        Dennis  son  of  Nathan  Harding  Jr.  &  Philena,  his  wife. 

"        Abner  Clark  son  of  Nathan  Harding  Jr.  iv;  Philena,  his  wife. 

"        Philena  Ann  dau.  of  Nathan  Harding  Jr.  &  Philena,  his  wife. 
Alice  Amanda  daughter  of  Joel  &  Betsey  West. 
Abner  Griswold,  son  of  Isaac  &  Anna  Bevin. 


June 

8 
10 

1804 

Apr. 

28 

28 

1S05 

May 

26 

" 

Apr. 

20 

1806 

May 

II 

" 

June 

8 
15 

i. 

July 

13 

" 

Aug. 

3 

" 

Oct. 

26 

" 

Nov. 

12 

" 

Aug. 

9 

1807 

Dec. 

27 

•' 

May 

I 

1808 

July 

3 

" 

Sept. 

18 

" 

Nov. 

27 

- 

July 

22 

" 

Sept. 

30 

1811 
1812 

Mar. 

14 

1813 

June 

27 

" 

July 

18 

" 

Miranda  Matilda,  dau.  of  Joel  &  Betsey  West. 
Amanda  daughter  of  Nathan  Jr.  &  Anna  Harding. 
Gurdon  Ackley  son  of  Gurdon  Fowler. 
"        Samuel  Kellogg  son  of  Gurdon  Fowler. 
"        Wim.  Lord  son  of  Gurdon  Fowler. 
"        Sarah  Ann  daughter  of  Gurdon  Fowler. 
Dec.    19        "         Philo  son  of  Isaac  i\;  Anna  Bevin. 
June    r6     1814     Abel  Shepherd  son  of  Isaac  &  Sally  Hinckley. 

"        Emela  Smith  daughter  of  Isaac  <S:  -Sally  Hinckley. 


July 

10 

Sept 

25 

Aug. 

20 

30 

July 

28 

Feb. 

8 

May 

II 

Aug. 

10 

Sept. 

5 

Sept. 

6 

102  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

June    16     1814  Ogden  Lewis  son  of  Isaac  >i;  Sally  Hinckley. 

"  Lucy  Champion,  daughter  of  Isaac  &  Sally  Hinckley. 

"  Cleantha  Eldridge  daughter  of  Isaac  &  Sally  Hinckley. 

"  Sarah  Ann  daughter  of  Isaac  &  Sally  Hinckley. 

"  Oramel  Jared  son  of  Isaac  &  Sally  Hinckley. 

"  Mary  Esther,  daughter  of  David  &  Mehitable  Clark. 
Chittendon  Griswold  son  of  Joel  &  Betsey  West. 

1815  Alice  Stevens,  daughter  of  Isaac  &  Anna  Bevin. 
"  Lucy  Caswell,  an  adult. 

1816  Diantha,  daughter  of  W.  A.  <S:  Anna  Skinner. 
"  Samuel  son  of  Warren  A.  &  Anna  Skinner. 
"  Samuel  Wales  son  of  Joel  &  Betsy  West. 

1817  Ruth  Ann  daughter  of  W.  A.  &  Anna  Skinner. 
Maria  adopted  daughter  of  Sally  Johnson. 

"  Adaline  daughter  of  Isaac  (X:  Anna  Bevin. 

1818  Eleazer  Veazey  Jr.  adult. 
"  Rhoda  Sears,  adult. 

Betsy  Sears,  adult. 

Oct.    25        "  Henry  Bush,  adult. 

"  Lydia  Bush,  adult. 

Nov.     I        "  Lazarus  Watrous,  adult. 

"  Sally  Youngs,  adult. 
Charlotte  Smith,  adult. 

Nov.   30        "  Stiles  Davenport  son  of  Joel  iS;  Betsey  West. 

Jan.       3     1819  Abigail  Hall,  an  adult. 
Lucy  Watrous,  an  adult. 

"  Ansel  Eber  son  of  Benjamin  &  Polly  Ingraham. 

"  Mary  Maria  daughter  of  Benjamin  &  Polly  Ingraham. 

"  William  White  son  of  Benjamin  &  Polly  Ingraham. 

June   20        "  Emela  daughter  of  Warren  A.  &  Anna  Skinner. 

27        "  Mary  Cook,  an  adult. 

July      4        '■  Sabrina  Adaline  Markham,  an  adult. 

Sept.     5        "  Calvin  Hall  Jr.  an  adult. 

"  Emila  Veazey,  an  adult. 

Oct.    24        "  Betsy  Clark  daughter  of  Calvin  Jr.  lV  Dolly  Hall. 

31         "  Charles  A.  son  of  David  l\:  Lucy  Buell. 

"  Mary  M.  daughter  of  David  <.\:  Lucy  Buell 

"  Tillson  A.  son  of  David  lV  Lucy  Buell 

"  Caroline  M.  daughter  of  David  &  Lucy  Buell. 

"  William  G.  son  of  David  &  Lucy  Buell. 

"  Sarah  E.  daughter  of  David  &  Lucy  Buell. 

Nov.     7        "  Eunice  Sears,  an  adult. 

"  Azubah  Smith  dau.  of  Benj.  &  Polly  Ingraham. 

21        "  Solomon  B.  son  of  John  &  Rhoda  Edwards. 

"  John  J.  son  of  John  &  Rhoda  Edwards. 

June    18     1820  Belinda  dau.  of  Isaac  &  Anna  Bevin 

July     16        "  Florilla  dau.  of  Eleazer  Jun.  &  Elizabeth  Veazey 

"  Marietta  dau.  of  Eleazer  Jun.  iX:  Elizabeth  Veazey 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  lO;: 

July     16     1S20     Warren  son  of  Eleazer  Jun.  (.\;  Elizabeth  Veazey 
"         Hiram  son  of  Eleazer  Jun.  tS;  Elizabeth  Veazey 
"        John  W.  son  of  Lazarus  &  Anna  Watrous 
"        Timothy  C.  son  of  Lazarus  >.\:  Anna  Watrous 
"        Abner  N.  son  of  Lazarus  &  Anna  Watrous 
"        Fidelia  A.  dau.  of  Lazarus  &  Anna  Watrous 
"        Harmony  dau.  of  Lazarus  it  Anna  Watrous 

Sarah  E.  dau.  of  Lazarus  &  Anna  Watrous 
"        Elijah  Morgan  son  of  Elijah  &  Alice  Norcutt 

Lydia  Strickland  dau  of  Elijah  &  Alice  Norcutt 

Amelia  Emilissa  daughter  of  Calvin  Jr.  &  Dolly  Hall 

Achsa  Tubbs  an  adult 

Jaman  Allen  son  of  Philena  Strong 

Mary  dau.  of  Warren  A.  &  Anna  Skinner. 

Lucina  dau.  of  Warren  &  Talitha  West. 

Joseph  Chester  son  of  Benj.  &  Polly  Ingraham 

Lyman  Harlow  son  of  Horace  & Clark 

Harriet  dau.  of  Michael  &  Mary  Smith. 

Anna  Mandana,  dau.  of  Lazarus  &  Anna  Watrous. 

Henry  son  of  Warren  A.  &  Anna  Skinner 

Eunice  Almira  dau.  of  E.  &  P.  Ingraham. 

Asa  Day  son  of  Warren  &  Talitha  West. 

John  Williams  son  of  Warren  A.  &  Anna  Skinner 

Laura  Ann  dau.  of  Widow  Rhoda  Edwards.     . 

Jane  dau.  of  Jedediah  Barstow 

Ellen  Elizabeth  dau.  of  Warren  West. 
1S28     Fredk.  Mortimer  son  of  Morris  &  Sabrina  Baker. 


Sept. 

10 

" 

May 

5 

1821 

Nov. 

18 

" 

June 

9 
30 

1S22 

Aug. 

iS 

Nov. 

3 

" 

Aug. 

24 

1823 

May 

2 

1824 

May 

15 

1825 

Sept. 

II 

" 

June 

18 

1S2O 

— 

1S27 

I04  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


Marriages. 


Feb 

II 

April 

13 

May 

4 

July 

I 

Aug 

II 

Sept 

14 

Oct 

19 

Nov 

4 

Mar 

2 

Mar 

22 

June 

7 

Septr 

21 

Novr 

22 

Deer 

12 

Dec 

13 

Deer 

19 

Jany 

II 

Jany 

18 

Mar 

15 

Mar 

27 

April 

5 

April 

12 

July 

12 

July 

19 

Sept 

20 

Oct 

18 

Dec 

5 

Deer 

II 

Jany 

7 

July 

25 

Sept 

19 

Oct 

15 

Oct 

24 

Novr 

27 

Jany 

23 

Mar 

26 

May 

I 

RECORD  KEPT  BY  REV.  LEMUEL  PARSONS. 


1779  Benjm,  Catharine  &  Sarah  Goodall 
"        Daniel  Parks  &  Esther  Ranny 

"        Ithamar  Rowley  &  Demis  Gates 

"        Jedediah  Cone.  E  Haddam  &  Molly  Johnson  E.  Hampton 
"        Richard  Cook  &  Mary  Rowley 

"        Gideon  Knowlton  E.  Haddam  &  l.ydia  Smith  E  Hampton 
"        Nathaniel  Cone  &  Margery  Sexton 
Jonathan  Bailey  &  Olive  Welton 

1780  John  Fisk  &  Martha  Goodrich 
Willm  Shattuck  &  Hannah  Spencer. 

"        Israel  Lucas  &  Mehitable  Whitcomb 

"        Nathaniel  Markham  &  Margaret  Hall 

"        Thomas  Cornwal  of  Chatham  i.^  Lois  Clark  of  East  Hampton 

"        George  Gates  &  Phebe  Peters 

"        Lemll  Parsons  of  Chatham  &  Faith  Little  of  Colchester 

"        Elisha  Hills  of  Richmond  &  Hannah  Gates  of  Chatham 

1 78 1  John  Markham  Jur  &  Asenith  Smith 
"        Capt  Silas  Dunham  &  Sarah  Johnson 

"        Enoch  Niles  E  Haddam  &  Dorothy  Spencer  E  Hampton 
"        John  Clark  Esq.  &  Hannah  Ackley 
"        Thomas  Shephard  &  Elisabeth  Bailey 
"        John  Welch  &  Jemimah  Morgan 
"        Amos  Clark  &  Anna  Sears 

Hoziel  Smith  Middle  Haddam  c\:  Margery  Sexton  East  Hampton 
"        Noah  Kellogg  New  Hartford  &  Deborah  Knowlton  E.  H. 
"         Jonathan  Bill  of  Lebanon  and  Asenith  Bill  of  E.  H. 

Israel  Fox  Eastbury  &  Abigail  Hodge  E.  Hampton 

James  Bailey  &  Abigail  Hailing 

1782  Joel  Wood  &  Mercy  Clark 

Othniel  Brainerd  Jur-  E.  Hampton  ^^  Grace  Stocking  Chatham 

"        David  Clark  &  Jerusha  Hall 

"        John  Palmer  East  Haddam  &  Mary  Percival  E.  H. 
Aaron  Tallcott  Enfield  &  Jedidah  Lord  E.  Hampton 
Benjn  Strong  Haddam  &  Susanna  Trowbridge  E.  H. 

1783  Jeremiah  Bettis,  Pownall  &  Molly  Castle  E.  Hampton 
Nathaniel  Freeman  Jur  &  Livia  Cornwal 

"        Samll  Fielding  tS:  Elisabeth  .Alvord  2d 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  105 

1783     Saml  Cowdrey  &  Anna  Bailey  ^ 

"         James  Bill  Jur  &  Hannah  Goodrich 

"        Sainll  Brown  Jur  &  Polly  Kellogg 

"        Isaac  Johnson  &  Rebecca  Cole 

Elisha  Niles  Colchester  &  Naomi  Ackley  E.  Hampton 

"         Joshua  Cook  &  Elisabeth  Cary  Middle  Haddam 
17S4     Jonathan  Bowers  &  Rebekah  Cary  Middle  Haddam 

Samll  Skinner  l^olton  &  Esther  Brainerd  E.  Hampton 
Elijah  Hubbard  Eastbury  &  Ruth  Smith  Middle  Haddam 

"        Thos  Goodrich  E.  Hampton  &  Lydia  Cornwal  Chatham 

"        Eliakim  Stiles  Munsell  &  Hannah  Brown 

"        John  Goodrich  &  Esther  Parmelee 

John  Parks  &  Bethiah  Smith  Middle  Haddam 

"        Apollos  Arnold  &  Lucy  Bill 

Giddins  &  Hartland  &  Mercy  Johnson  E.  H. 

Jacob  Brooks  Haddam  &  Lydia  Stocking  M.  Haddam 

John  Shephard  Jur  &  Betsy  Colton  Chatham 

Benjn  Hurd  &  Polly  Cary  Middle  Haddam 

James  Shields  Chatham  cS:  Lydia  Ackley  E.  Hampton 

Joshua  Bailey  Jr.  &  Ruth  Sears 

Joseph  Davison  Pomphret  &  Lydia  Clark  II.  Hampton 

Abel  Abel  &  Lucy  Hubbard- Middle  Haddam 

"        John  Hailing  &  Zuba  Cook  * 

1785  James  Risley  Hartford  &  Hannah  Bates  E.  H. 
"        Samll  Caswell  &  Anna  Alvord 
"        Stephen  Griffith  &  Zilpah  Clark  M.  Haddam 

Lemll  Smith  Sandisfield  &  Ellis  Gideons  M.  Haddam 
"        Stephen  Taylor  &  Sarah  Stephenson  M.  Haddam 
"        Huet  Alvord  ik  Joanna  Hill 
"        Christian  Hosenkause  &  Patience  Bailey 
"        William  Thomas  &  Huldah  Cook 

James  Markham  &  Sarah  Cowdery 
"        Willard  Sears  &  Rhoda  Bailey 
"        Elijah  Simeon  Youngs  &  A  zuba  Hinckley 
Nov    29        "        Nathaniel  Doane  N.  Hartford  &  Sarah  Adams  Middle  Haddam 
"        Jonathan  Caswell  &  Margery  Markham 

Abner  Cole  E.  Hampton  &  Lydia  Freeman  M.  Haddam 

PhiUip  Francis  Colchester  &  Lucy  Cook  E.  Hampton 

1786  Zachariah  Hosmer  &  Mary  Smith  M.  Haddam 

Janna  Griswold N.  York  State  &  Lucy  Clark  E  Hampton 

Soloman  Bailey  &  Rhoda  Mott 

"        Benjn  Goff  Jur  iX;  Abigail  Brainerd 
"        Israel  Hodge  &  Molly  Stiles 

Nathan  Burnham  E.  Haddam  ^:  Mary  Fuller  E.  Hampton 
"        Ebenr  Cole  Jur  &  Ruth  Clark 
"        James  Goff  &  Mary  Carrier 
"        Jabez  Hall  &  Abigail  Willey 

Samll  Skinner  Colchester  l\;  Ruth  Ackley  Chatham 


June 

22 

Augt 

31 

Octr 

13 

Octr 

16 

Deer 

4 

Jany 

25 

Mar 

4 

Mar 

18 

April 

22 

April 

26 

June 

3 

July 

I 

Aug 

12 

Sept 

20 

Sept 

30 

Oct 

19 

Oct 

20 

Oct 

21 

Novr 

5 

Nov 

21 

Dec 

21 

Deer 

30 

Feby 

10 

Mar 

31 

April 

14 

May 

31 

June 

16 

Oct 

6 

Oct 

II 

Novr 

10 

Nov 

24 

Deer 

15 

Deer 

17 

Jany 

5 

Jany 

22 

Feb 

2 

Febr 

5 

Mar 

9 

Mar 

16 

Mar 

19 

Mar 

30 

May 

31 

Octr 

19 

io6 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


Novr  14 

1786 

Deer  28 

" 

Janr      4 

1787 

Jany 

" 

Mar     15 

" 

April     7 

^  * 

April  30 

" 

May      3 

" 

May    15 

" 

July     II 

" 

July    22 

" 

Aug    26 

" 

Octr      9 

" 

Jany      3 

1788 

Feby     5 

" 

April     6 

" 

Novr  20 

" 

Novr  27 

' ' 

Deer     4 

Deer   21 

" 

Dee     23 

1789 

Jany      6 

1790 

Jany    24 

June     6 

July       8 

Augt  19 

Sept    23 

Oetr      3 

Oet      12 

Nov      4 

Nov    II 

Amasa  Day  Colehester.  6c  Elisabeth  Young  Chatham 

Seth  Hall  &  Hannah  Hubbard 

Comfort  Beeby  &  Lydia  Cook 

Josiah  Bidwell  &  Lucinda  Kneeland  Chatham 

Enos  Dewey  &  Mercy  Rich  M.  Haddam 

Zephaniah  Mitchel  &  Bethiah  Scranton 

Elisha  Thorrington  &  Elisabeth  Mitchel 

Abner  Hubbard  &  Elisabeth  Bates 

Sparrow^  Smith  &  Eunice  Clark 

Abner  Moses,  Hartland  (\:  Anna  Johnson  E.  Hampton 

Asahel  Matthews  &  Anna  Harding 

Michael  Smith  M.  H.  &  Mary  Hall  E.  H. 

Joshua  Goff  &  Hannah  Barnstable 

Phillip  Goff  Jur  &  Chloe  Cole 

Willm  McDaniel  Colchester  &  Sarah  Lucas  E.  H. 

John  Lucas  &  Betsy  Davis 

Roswell  Hubbard  &  Mehitable  Cook 

Nathaniel  Ackley  &  Elisabeth  Spencer 

Willm  Morgan  &  Abigail  Wetherill 

Gideon  Rogers  Lyme  &  Lucy  Ackley  Chatham 

Erastus  Bill  &  Sarah  Hall 

Lemll  Rich  &  Deborah  Taylor 

Samll  Cornwell  &  Anne  Rogers 

Asa  Mitchell  Colchester  &  Marcy  Saxton  E.  Hampton 

Asa  Fox  Chatham  &  Rhoda  Doolittle  E.  Hampton 

Sanford  Thomson.  Blanford  &  Peggy  Stewart  Chatham 

Thos  Judd  Coventry  &  Mary  Fuller  E.  Hampton 

John  Trowbridge  &  Susanna  Bates 

Elisha  Taylor  M.  Haddam  &  Anna  Cornwell  E.  Hampton 

Jonathan  Cowdery  &  Deborah  Toby 

Ackley  Lewis  &  Sarah  Parmelee 

Simeon  Young  &  Lydia  Hills 

Gurdon  Crocker,  Colchester  &  Sarah  Brown  E.  Hampton 

Samll  Skinner  Colchester  &  Mary  Saxton  E.  Hampton 


^*  (^*         ^» 


Record  kept  by  Rev.  Joel  West. 


Oct. 

17 

Nov. 

28 

Jany. 

6 

17 

Mch. 

3 

Sept. 

5 

26 

Nov. 

3 

Jany. 

5 

12 

1792 


1793 


1794 


Stephen  Burnham  (E.  Htfd.)  &  Joanna  Alvord  (Chatham) 

Anson  Smith  &  Betsy  Woodworth  of  M.  Haddam. 

Lot  Hudson  &  Eunice  Cole  E.  Hampton 

Elizur  Skinner  (Cambridge  NY.)  &  Elvira  Bill  (Chatham) 

Oliver  Brainerd  &  Lucy  Rogers  E.  Hampton 

Seth  Alvord  Jr  &  Sally  Sears  E.  Hampton 

Walter  Chappel  (Hebron)  &  Eunice  Hall  E.  Hampton 

Jonathan  Parmelee  &  Hepzibah  White  E.  Hampton 

Barnabas  Freeman  M.  Haddam  &  Fanny  Needham  E.  Hampton 

Jonathan  Peck  (Hebron)  &  Anna  Ackley  (E.  Hampton) 


Mch. 

2 

Apl. 

2 

Aug. 

5 

Sept. 

II 

Oct. 

5 

Nov. 

26 

Jany. 

S 

14 

Feby 

.26 

May 

17 

June 

7 

July 

9 

Sept. 

6 

Nov. 

4 

8 

20 

Dec. 

7 

31 

Jany. 

20 

Apl. 

3 

12 

i8 

May 

I 

June 

I 

i6 

21 

July 

24 

Nov. 

30 

Dec. 

7 

Jany. 

9 

21 

Feby. 

.23 

Nov. 

I 

15 

Mar. 

7 

Apl. 

25 

Aug. 

9 

Sept. 

25 

Oct. 

17 

25 

Nov. 

II 

22 

Nov. 

28 

29 

Jany. 

31 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAINIPTON.  I07 

1794  Daniel  Smith  (M.  Haddam)  (!t  Prudence  Goff  (E.  Hampton) 
Nath.  Porter  (Glastonbury)  &  Kerziah  Hills  (E.  Hampton) 

"  John  Willey  Jr.  &  Elizabeth  Sears  (E.  Hampton) 

"  Adonijah  Strong  &  Elizabeth  Cook  (E.  Hampton) 

"  Lot  Hudson  &  Huldah  Harding  (E.  Hampton) 

"  Timothy  Parmelee  &  Hannah  Smith  (E.  Hampton) 

1795  Ebenezer  Norcutt  &  Phebe  Ackley  E.  Hampton 
"  Henry  Jackson  &  Lois  Johnson  E.  Hampton 

"        John  Carrier  &  Lucy  Dailey  E.  Hampton 
"        Jesse  Penfield  &  Dorinda  Norton  Chatham 
"         Rufus  Shailor  (Haddam)  &  Hannah  Cole  E.  Hampton 
"        Isaac  Bailey  &  Polly  Douile  (?)  E.  Hampton 
"        Benj.  Billings  (Lebanon)  &  Mary  Goff  Chatham. 
"        Joseph  Buell  &  Marcy  Carrier  E.  Hampton 
"        Godfrey  Hop  &  Pallinea  Freeman  E.  Hampton 
Geo.  Hall  (Chatham)  &  Eunice  RoUo  (Hebron) 
John  Curtis  (Hebron)  &  Sarah  Ackley  (Chatham) 
"        Stephen  Knowlton  &  Mary  Purple  E.  Hampton 

1796  Abner  Hall  &  Anne  Griffith  E.  Hampton 
Jonathan  tjoff  &  Lydia  Harding,  E.  Hampton 

"         Hosial  Brainerd  eV  Polly  Strong  Chatham 

John  Patridge  (Dalton)  iS;  Faith  Parsons  Chatham 
John  Riley  &  Jerusha  Rich  Chatham 

"        Enos  Brown  &  Anna  Williams  Chatham 
Samuel  Hills  &  Polly  Lewis  E.  Hampton 

"        Aseph  Carter  &  Sabrey  Billings  E.  Hampton 

"        Caleb  Floid  &  Abigail  Carter  E.  Hampton 
David  Hills  cS:  Polly  Welch  E.  Hampton 

Timothy  Fielding  (Haddam)  &  Sarah  Knowlton  E.  Hampton 
Nath.  Markham  &  Polly  Strong  E.  Hampton 

1797  Elijah  Rowley  &  Sally  Morgan  E.  Hampton 
"        Bulkley  Davis  &  Lydia  Alvord  Chatham 

Miner   Hildreth  of  Glastonbury  \-   Deborah    Harding   of    E. 
Hampton 
"        Hezekiah  Smith  &  Belinda  Norton  Chatham 
Jesse  Cables  &  Tamar  Carter  Chatham 

1798  John  Norton  Jr.  &  Lucy  Johnson  E.  Hampton 
"        Ebenezer  Sears  &  Dorcas  Beebe  E.  Hampton 

Daniel  Butler  Newton  tS:  Susannah  Cook  E.  Hampton 
"        Isaac  Carrier  of  Marlboro  &  Marcy  Caswell   E.  Hampton 
"         Daniel  Harding  lS;  Betsey  Strong  E.  Hampton 
"        Elijah  Ackley  &  Abigail  Strong  E.  Hampton 

John  Andrus  &  Anna  Jones  Glastonbury 
"        Joshua  Park  of  Tyringham  &  Aruna  Cole  of  Chatham 
' '        Noah  Strickland  &  Lydia  Norcutt  Chatham 
"        David  Wyllys  &  Nancy  Johnson  E.  Hampton 
"        Stephen  Chapman  &  Huldah  Cone  E.  Hampton 

1799  Joseph  Haling  cV  Jerusha  Penfield  E.  Hampton 


Io8  COXGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

May      7     1799     Dartiel  Hills  &  Thankful  Watrous  E.  Hampton 
7        "         Daniel  Ackley  &  Martha  Harding  E.  Hampton 
William  Wilson  &  Lucy  Wright  Chatham 
iSoo     Luke  Osbourn  of  Blanford  &  Zilpha  Bailey  of  E.  Hampton 
Elkanah  Higgins  &  Lydia  Caswell  Chatham 
Joseph  Rich  &  Abigail  McCleve  Chatham 

"         Daniel  Johnson  Brookline  &  Sarah  West  E.  Hampton 

"        Isaac  Bevins  &  Anna  Avery  E.  Hampton 
Israel  Cole  l\:  Ruth  Alvord  E.  Hampton 
Am.aziah  Archer  of  Hebron  &  Sarah  Sweetland  E.  Hampton 
Isaac  Niles  of  Colchester  &  Almira  Willey  E.  Hampton 
1801     Cyprian  Hinckley  &  Lydia  Bevins  E.  Hampton 

"        Jabez  Wood  &  Hannah  Dewey  E.  Hampton 
Richard  Carrier  &  Livia  Johnson  E.  Hampton 
fohn  Watrous  &  Sally  Bevins  E.  Hampton 
James  Randal  Providence  &  Betsey  Veazey  E.  Hampton 
Edmund  West  &  Lucy  Bevins  E.  Hampton 
Henry  Strong  &  Susanna  Newton  E.  Hampton 
John  Phelps  of  Colchester  &  Adosha  Williams  of  E.  Hampton 
David  Clark  &  Eunice  Griffith  Chatham. 
Ezekiel  Skinner  of  Hebron  eS:  Sarah  Mott  of  E.  Hampton 

"        Elisha  Brown  &  Esther  Norcutt  of  Chatham. 
Henry  Ackley  &  Ruth  Purple  of  Chatham. 
1S02     Joseph  Graham  tK:  Ruth  Bailey  of  Chatham. 
Elisha  Rowley  &  Polly  Alvord  of  Chatham 
Seth  Marshall  of  Symsbury  &  Rhusey  Caswell  of  E.  Hampton 
William  Harrison  of  Munson  Mass.iV  Esther  Doane  of  Chatham 

"         Eleazer  \'eazey  Jr.  &  Elizabeth  West  of  E.  Hampton 

^^'illiam  Higbee  of  Turin  N.V.  &  Hannah  Hop  of  E.  Hampton 
Charles  Pheps  (?)  &  Lucy  Cole  E.   Hampton 

"        Joseph  Goff  iS;  Clarissa  Welch 

1803  Enos  Bigelow  of  Colchester  &  Thankful  Freeman  E.  Hampton 
Daniel  Weairs  Enfield  &  Sarah  White  K.  Hampton 
Samuel  Brown  &  Sibbil  Cowdrey  E.  Hampton 
David  Buell  &  Lucy  Arnold  E.  Hampton 
Joel  Crout  of  Cdastonbury  &  Cata  Hosencruse  E.  Hampton 
Nathan  Harding  Jr.  &  Filena  Clark  E.  Hampton 
Ebenezer  RoUo  Hebron  &  Susanna  Usher  Chatham 
Wix  Watrous,  Colchester  &  Livia  Cook  E.  Hampton 
Simon  Smith  of  \\'aterford  &  Polly  Burr  of  Chatham 

Dec.      7        "        Nathaniel  Markham  &  Hannah  Rogers  I^.  Hampton 

22        "        Jesse  Dickenson  of  Marlboro  &  Anna  Welch  E.  Hampton 

1804  Isaac  Niles  &  Thankful  Harding  E.  Hampton 
Christopher  Watrous  &  Lucy  Sears  E.  Hampton 
Titus  Carrier  &  Mehitable  Watrous  East  Hampton 
George  Sellew  &  Dolly  .-\very  of  Glastonbury 

"        Joseph  Whitmore  (.\;  Electa  Ackley  Chatham 

"        Daniel  Jones  &  Lucretia  Young  .Middle  Haddam 


Dec. 

3 

Jany. 

14 

Mch. 

27 

Apl. 

2 

Oct. 

I 

Nov. 

13 

27 

Dec. 

9 

28 

Jany. 

29 

Feby. 

5 

Mch. 

26 

May 

18 

June 

21 

Sept. 

16 

Oct. 

1  7 

7 

Nov. 

15 

22 

26 

Dec. 

26 

Feby 

.18 

Mch. 

14 

i8 

Apl. 

5 

June 

16 

20 

Nov. 

4 

23 

Feby 

.  10 

Mch. 

13 

27 

Apl. 

7 

May 

22 

Aug. 

II 

Oct. 

9 

Nov. 

3 

20 

Apl. 

12 

24 

May 

24 

31 

June 

17 

Aug. 

2 

Sept. 

23 

Oct. 

II 

21 

Nov. 

22 

Dec. 

2 

Feby 

3 

Mch. 

3 

April 

4 

Apl. 

16 

May 

I 

Aug. 

15 

Sept. 

4 

Dec. 

II 

Jany. 

13 

Feby 

.  II 

Mch. 

12 

Aug-. 

31 

Sept. 

21 

Dec. 

27 

Apl. 

5 

27 

May 

17 

Nov. 

7 

24 

25 

Mch. 

22 

Apl. 

3 

May 

15 

Nov. 

8 

Apl. 

II 

May 

8 

30 

July 

9 

Aug. 

17 

Sept. 

4 

Nov. 

30 

July 

4 

Sept. 

13 

Oct. 

13 

14 

Nov. 

5 

15 

Mch. 

24 

Tulv 

4 

July 

21 

23 

Aug. 

31 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  109 

1804  Saml.  Mitchel  &  Mary  Cone  Chatham 

"  James  Alvord  &  Lucy  Cook  E.   Hampton 

"  Thomas  Rich  &  Susanna  Freeman  Chatham 

"  Elisha  Hall  &  Hannah  Strong  E.  Hampton 

".  Constant  Welch  Jr.  &  Patience  Hall  E.  Hampton 

1805  Sherwood  Palmer  Cambridge  N.  Y.  &  Phebe  Smith  E.  Hampton 
"  Oliver  Brainerd  &  Anna  Strong  E.  Hampton 

"  Cornelius  Rich  Jr.  Chatham  &  Nancy  Campbell  Lyme 

"  Joshua  Webb  &  Anne  Welch  E.  Hampton 

"  Dexter  Parmenter  PrinceT.o\vn  N.  Y.  &  Marcy  Rich  E.  Hampton 

"  Josiah  Carrier  of  Marlboro  &  Betsy  Kellogg  E.  Hampton 

Wm  Findly  Genesee  N.  Y.  &  Betsy  Alvord  E.  Hampton 

"  Timothy  Abbe  of  Enfield  &  Rhoda  Clark  E.  Hampton 

1806  Joseph  Mitchell  &  Clarissa  Cone  Chatham 

"  Joseph  Rogers  &  Eunice  Smith  E.  Hampton 

"  Russell  Watrous  of  Colchester  &  .\nne  Kellogg  E.  Hampton 

"  Joseph  Hall  &  Nancy  Arnold  E.  Hampton 

"  Chaun^ey  Brooks  &  Lucy  Alvord  E.  Hampton 

"  Solomon  Brainard  of  Haddam  &  Lucy  Bailey  E.  Hampton 

1807  Aaron  Bell  of  Glastonbury  &  Prudence  Swan  E.  H. 
"  Abijah  Markham  &  Cloe  Freeman  E.  Hampton 

"  Ira  Brainard  of  Middle  Haddam  .X:  Phebe  Cole  E.  Hampton 

"  Selden  Rogers  of  E.  Haddam  c\;  Sally  Harding  E.  Hampton 

"  Geo.  Welch  &  Celinda  Niles  E.  Hampton 

"  Erastus  Carrier  Colchester  &  Celinda  Norton  E.  Hampton 

1808  Jesse   Hubbard  of    Middle   Haddam  >S:   Florinda    Norton    E. 

Hampton 

"  Austin  Smith  of  Middletown  &  Hannah  White  E.  Hampton 

"  Nicholas  Ames  &  Hannah  Norcutt  Chatham 

"  Alexander  Bowls  &  Azubah  Youngs  Middle  Haddam 

i8og  Deacon  Moses  Cook  &  Widow  Ede  Norton  E.  Hampton 

"  William  Clark  2nd  &  Sophronia  Post  E.  Hampton 

"  Richard  Cook  &  Susanna  Brown  E.  Hampton 

"  Bill  Williams  &  Olive  Thomas  E.  Hampton 

"  John  Guller  (?)  of  Hudson  N.  Y.   &  Dolle  Freeman  of  M. 

Haddam 

"  Isaac  Ransom  of  Lyme  &  Rachael  Bailev  E.  Hampton 

"  Lazarus  W^atrous  of  Marlboro  &  Anna  Clark  E  Hampton 

1810  Lester  Brainard  of   Haddam  &  Betsy  Coe  E.  Hampton 
Chauncey  Hills  &  Sally  Goodrich  Chatham 

"  Asahel  Bemiss  of  Marlboro  &  Betsy  Harding  E.  Hampton 

"  Warren  Young  Chatham  &  Sally  Dean  E.  Haddam 

"  Elijah  Dickinson  Glastonbury  &  Polly  Welch  E.  Hampton 

"  John  Isham  &  Rachael  Cole  E.  Hampton 

181 1  Joseph  Selden  of  Haddam  &  Clarissa  Strong  E.  Hampton 
"  Robert  Coe  &  Rebecca  Bailey  E.  Hampton 

Daniel  R.  Wolcot  of  Bristol  &  Philander  Alvord  E.  Hampton 
Bliss  Welch  &  Elizabeth  Strong  2d  E.  Hampton 

"  Alvin  Cook  &  Lucretia  Smith  E.  Hampton 


no  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

Enos  Johnson  &  Anna  Parmelee  E.  Hampton 

Nathaniel  Pease  Marlboro  &  Elizabeth  Cole  E.  Hampton 

John  Willey  &  Polly  Leanon  E.  Hampton 

Gersham  Youngs  &  Lydia  Cole  E.  Hampton 

Nathan  Champion  &  Mercy  Bevins  E.  Hampton 

Stephen  Bevin  &  Mary  Brown  E.  Hampton 

Josiah  Bell  &  Lavinia  Norcutt  Chatham 

Julius  Brainard  &  Sylvia  Ackley  Chatham 

Jabez  S.  Brainard  of  Haddam  &  Livia  Cole  E.  Hampton 

John  Ransom  &  Betsy  Mitchell  Chatham 

Joseph  Dean  E.  Haddam  &  Hannah  Gates  E.  Hampton 

Nathaniel  Gates  Jr.  &  Nancy  Smith  E.  Hampton 

Allen  House  Eastbury  &  Editha  Bigelow  E.  Hampton 

\Yilliam  Holmes  of  Glastonbury  &  Abigail  Ackley  E.  Hampton 

Asaph  Mitchell  of  Colchester  &  Eunice  Cole  Middle  Haddam 

Henry  Peters  of  Hebron  &  Lydia  Adams  of  E.  Flampton  (black) 

Erastus  Sheldon  of  New  Marlboro  Mass.  &  Rachael  Sears  E. 

Hampton 
Guy  Chappel  &  Susan  Stills  of  Lyme 
David  Clark  Esq.  &  Mehittable  Hubbard  of  Chatham 
Orrin  Cook  &  Polly  Parmelee  E.  Hampton 
X'ine  Starr  &  Nancy  Barton  E.  Hampton 
Bryan  Parmelee  2d  &  Huldah  Dean  E.  Hampton 
Sampson  Freeman  &  Mary  Ann  Joel  E.  Hampton 
Geo.  Primus  Colchester  &  Betsy  Brister  E.  Hampton 
Olmsted  Gates  &  Nabby  Youngs  E.  Hampton 
George  A.  Stocking  &  Triphena  Coe  Chatham 
William  Wells  of  Hanover  Ohio  &  -Susan  Bigelow  E.  Hampton 
John  Northam  Marlboro  &  Rachael  Kellogg  E.  Hampton 
John  Mason  Saybrook  &  Demis  Boles  Marlboro 
Elijah  Norcutt  &  Alice  Chapman  Chatham 
Erastus  Mitchell  &  Sally  Bigelow  Chatham 
Giles  Hall  &  Dolly  Parmelee  E.  Hampton 
Calvin  Hall  Jr.  &  Dolly  Clark  E.  Hampton 
Nathaniel  Markham  Jr.  &  Abigail  J.  .Smith  E.  H. 
John  Bailey  &  Lydia  Niles  E.  Hampton 
Harry  Roberts  E.  Hartford  &  Rhoda  Bailey  E.  Hampton 
Benjamin  Sherman  Norwich  &  Anne  Johnson  E.  Hampton 
Henry  Bush  &  Lydia  Strong  E.  Hampton 
Jared  Johnson  &  Sally  Ransom  E.  Hampton 
Nathaniel  C.  Smith  &  Charlotte  Strong  E.  Hampton 
Aaron  Brown  Colchester  &  Laura  ^Vilson  Chatham 
Henry  Perkins  &  Sally  Sealy  Hartford 
Amos  Clark  Jr.  &  Betsy  M.  S.  Smith  E.  Hampton 
Harvey  Russell  of  Marlboro  &  Lucretia  Russel  E.  Hampton 
Charles  Markham  &  Sally  White  E.  Hampton 
George  .Smith  colored  E.  Haddam  &  Jane  Dublin  [slave  of 
T.  Judd]  E.  Hampton 
28        "        Ira  Lucas  &  Almira  Barton  E.  Hampton 


Sept. 

23 

1811 

Oct. 

24 

" 

Nov. 

18 
24 

28 

" 

Dec. 

19 

" 

Jany. 

2 

5 
20 

1812 

Feby, 

.16 

" 

Apl. 

14 

" 

May 

10 

" 

June 

5 

' ' 

Jany. 

12 

25 

1813 

Feby 

.  14 

" 

Mch. 

7 
21 

J  J 

May 

2 

" 

June 

22 
24 

.. 

Aug. 

15 

'>2 

.' 

Nov. 

14 

25 

" 

Dec. 

26 

" 

Mch. 

23 

1814 

Oct. 

12 

" 

Nov. 

2 

" 

Jany. 

20 

1815 

Feby 

•  5 

" 

Mar. 

26 

" 

May 

9 

" 

Oct. 

iS 

22 

.. 

Dec. 

24 

25 

" 

Feby 

.26 

1816 

Mch. 

6 

" 

May 

23 

" 

June 

2 

" 

July 

21 

" 

Sept. 

18 
25 

.' 

Nov. 

6 
27 

" 

CONGREGATIONAI.  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


Ill 


Dec.      4  1816  King  Smith  of  Waterford  &  Mary  Smitli  E.  Hampton 

Jany.  19  181 7  Harry  Rockwell  E.  Windsor  &  Esther  Niles  E.  Hampton 

26  "  John  P.  Hauselkuse  &  Dency  Parmelee  E.  Hampton 
Feby.  27  "  Walter  Sexton  &  Nancy  Starr  E.  Hampton 

July      9  "  Philo  Gates  &  Chloe  Strong  E.  Hampton 

Oct.    21  "  Benj.  A.  Strong  &  Lucy  S.  Welch  E.  Hampton 

Nov.     5  "  Hiram  Markham  &  Laura  Niles  Chatham 

27  "  Philip  White  Jr.  cS:  Lucy  Niles  E.  Hampton 
Dec.     4  "  Russell  Rich  &  Phebe  Leonan  E.  Hampton 

Jany.     i  1818  John  Sherman  Norwich  &  Philura  Welch  E.  Hampton 

6  "  Arthur  H.  Johnson  &  Deborah  L.  Welch  E.  Hampton 

29  "  Wm  Haling  &  Abigail  Hall  E.  Hampton 
Feby.  19  "  Ebenezer  Hall  &  Laura  Cole  Chatham 
Mch.  30  "  Erastus  Buck  &  Eunice  Wells  Chatham 
Apl.    16  "  Ezra  Strong  &  Lucy  Markham  E.  Hampton 

16  "  Leonard  Selden  Haddam  &  Ruth  G.  Griffith  E.  Hampton 

June   25  "  Asa  Dunham  Marlboro  &  Mary  Cole  E.  Hampton 

Aug.   15  "  Jacob  Adams  &  Betsy  Adams  E.  Hampton 

30  "  Benj.  Griffin  Middletown  &  Dorcas  Rich  Chatham 
Sept.     I  "  Harry  Mosely  Marlboro  &  Candace  Beach  Chatham 

10  "  James  Bill  Esq.  &  Phebe  Pelton  Chatham 

Nov.   26  "  Dan.  B.  Niles  &  Maria  A.  Harrington  E.  Hampton 

Mar.   31  1819  Moses  West  &  Lydia  Clark  E.  Hampton 

June   24  "  Elijah  Clark  2nd  &  Mary  Hubbard  Chatham 

Aug.   II  "  Solomon  Bailey  &  Anna  [Mary]  Leonan  E.  Hampton 

Nov.     I  "  Geo.  M.  Dixon  Chatham  &  Sally  McCall  Marlboro 

10  "  Wm.  W.  Richmond  &  Clarissa  Bailey  E.  Hampton 

16  "  Elijah  Staples  &  Nancy  Brown  E.  Hampton 

18  "  Elijah  Bailey  Chatham  &  Harriet  Bell  Glastonbury 

23  "  Minorris  Gladding  &  Emila  Cole  of  Berlin 

Dec.      I  "  Ogden  Sears  &  Betsy  Harding  E.  Hampton 

23  "  Lorin  Cowdrey  &  Sarah  Ackley  Chatham 

May     3  1820  Ezra  Ayres  Greenwich  Mass.  &  Rhoda  Sears  E.  Hampton 

June      I  "  John  Tubbs  &  Anna  Leanan  E.  Hampton 

7  "  Willard  Sears  Jr.  iS:  Sally  Youngs  E.  Plampton 
Sept.  13  "  Henry  Strong  &  Philena  Arnold  E.  Hampton 
Nov.    16  "  Isaac  Haling  &  Julia  Johnson  Chatham 

Dec.    14  "  Richard  M.  Smith  &  Eunice  Richmond  E.  Hampton 

Apl.    22  1821  Robert  Blish  &  Dorothy  McCall  Marlboro. 

May    23  "  Orimel  Clark  &  Pamelia  Bevin  E.  Hampton 

June   10  "  Cyrus  Brainard  cN;  Clarissa  Barton  E.  Hampton 

July      4  "  Lord  S,  Hills  &  Mary  Cook  E.  Hampton 

Sept.     5  "  Cal\in  House  Glastonbury  &■  Julia  Ackley  E.  Hampton 

6  "  Harvey  Arnold  &  Betsey  Sears  E.  Hampton 

Nov.   15  "  Hiram  Richmond  &  Phebe  Edwards  E.  Hampton 

Dec.      6  "  Hubbard  Barton  &  Deborah  G.  Clark  E.  Hampton 

Jany.     i  1822  Harvey  Lucas  &  Almira  W.  Niles  E.  Hampton 

16  "  Justin  Bolles  &  Lydia  Morgan  Middle  Haddam 

Apl.      3  "  Joshua  S.  Strong  &  Lucy  Arnold  E.  Hampton 


112  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

May      I     1S22     Diodate  B.  West  &  Nancy  Rogers  E.  Hampton 
"        Roswell  Brooks  &  Sybil  Evans  Chatham 
"        Julius  Gates  &  Susanna  Strong  E.  Hampton 

1823  Gilbert  Hills  &  Hannah  Strong  E.  Hampton 
Daniel  Hartwell  of  Hartford  &  Betsy  E.  Adams  Chatham 

"        Gilson  Huxford  Marlboro  &  Anna  Billings  Chatham 
"        Harvey  Harding  &  Julia  Strong  E.  Hampton 
"        Beckwith  Beers  Waterford  &  Hope  Evans  E.  Hampton 
"        Seth  Alvord  &  Abigail  Saunders  E.  Hampton 
"        Thomas  Judd  Chatham  &  Esther  Carpenter  Coventry 
"        John  C.  A.  Strong  &  Deborah  L.  Clark  Chatham 
Joseph  L.  Brainard  &  Rachael  H.  Rich  Chatham 
Asa  Grover  &  Susannah  Trowbridge  E.  Hampton 

1824  Abner  Cole  Jr.  &  Eliza  Brown  E.  Hampton 
Daniel  W.  Tower  Whitestown  N.Y.  &  Emila  Hills  E.  Hampton 
Joseph  Goff  &  Lucy  Welch  E.  Hampton 

"        Martin  Culver  Manchester  &  Lucy  Bailey  Chatham 
"        Roderic  Ackley  &  Marietta  Spencer  Chatham 

1825  Ephraim  Parsons  Glastonbury  &  Lydia  Cole  Chatham 
Tames  Shailer  of  Colchester  &  Mehitable  Chapman  Chatham 
Giles  Goff  &  Marietta  Markham  Chatham 

"  Eli.  Burnham  of  Colchester  &  Eliza  Ackley  Chatham 

"  Horace  Brown  &  Lydia  Bolles  Chatham 

' '  Philo  Rowley  &  Lucy  Ann  Kellogg  Chatham 

"  Charles  Dutton  Glastonbury  &  Harriet  Grover  E.  Hampton 

"  Wm.  R.  Smith  &  Mary  Ann  Daniels  Chatham 

"  Hiram  Clark  &  Achsa  B.  Arnold  E.  Hampton 

"  Hiram  Barton  of  Chatham  &  Lois  L.  Watrous  Marlboro 

"  Horace  HinCkley  &  Abby  Ann  Ackley  Chatham 

"  Wm.  A.  Brown  &  Lydia  B.  Smith  Chatham 

"  Isaac  Ackley  &  Betsy  B.  Niles  Chatham 

"  Robert  U.  Richmond  &  Caroline  B.  Smith  Chatham 

"  Nehemiah  Gates  Jr.  &  Elizabeth  M.  Strong  E.  Hampton 

"  Jared  Taylor  Glastonbury  &  Harriet  Bailey  E.  Hampton 

1826  Dr.  Chas.  Smith  &  Deborah  Griffith  Chatham 
"  Henry  Flood  &  Flora  Arnold  Chatham 
"  Enos  Adams  &  Rebeccah  Ann  Ward  Chatham 
"  Alfred  Williams  Hampton  &  Harriet  Bailey  Chatham 
"  Gideon  Brainard  Haddam  &  Martha  Ackley  Chatham 
"  Jason  Ingraham  &  Nancy  Wells  Colchester 
"  Augustus  Gates  &  Elizabeth  Alvord  E.  Hampton 
"  Benj.  House  of  Coventry  &  Submit  West  Columbia 

Walter  H.  Clark  &  Florinda  N.  Hinckley  E.  Hampton 
Minorris  Watrous  of  Marlboro  &  Amelia  A.  Clark  E.  Hampton 
"        Barnard  B.  Buck  &  Desire  Brown  Chatham 
"        Justin  Smith  iS:  Siley  Cole  Chatham 
"        Washington  Smith  &  Cynthia  Barstow  E.  Hampton 


Aug. 

19 

Nov. 

28 

Jany. 

29 

Apl. 

13 

23 

May 

7 

June 

22 

July 

20 

Sept. 

25 

Nov. 

26 

27 

Dec. 

II 

Mch. 

23 

Sept. 

26 

Nov. 

21 

Dec. 

5 

9 

Feby 

.  I 

24 

Mch. 

I 

3 

3t 

Apl. 

28 

May 

28 

Aug. 

4 

Sept. 

4 

II 

29 

Nov. 

21 

24 

24 

Dec. 

22 

2S 

Jany. 

4 

5 

12 

Mch. 

14 

Apl. 

10 

12 

June 

10 

29 

Aug. 

24 

Sept. 

10 

17 

25 

Oct. 

12 

S.  MILLS  BEVIN. 


fHis  volume  is  in  many  ways  a  memorial.  It  records  the 
history  of  this  church,  to  keep  it  ever  fresh  in  the 
minds  of  the  living.  The  names  here  enrolled  belong 
for  the  most  part  to  the  Church  Triumphant.  It  is  now  our 
sorrowful  task  to  add  one  more  name  to  the  list  of  the  dead 
before  this  book  is  closed, — Samuel  Mills  Bevin,  whose  last 
labor  of  love  was  to  aid  in  compiling  and  publishing  these 
records.  He  joined  the  invisible  company  of  just  men  on 
March  6th,  1900.  And  the  tribute  is  here  repeated  which 
was  given  at  the  funeral  service  by  his  pastor,  Rev.  William 

Slade: 

A  TRIBUTE. 

We  ought  at  this  hour  to  make  his  favorite  hymn  our  prayer.  They  are  the 
very  words  we  need  to  utter,  and  the)-  must  have  braced  his  spirit,  too. 

"  Lead,  kindly  Light,  amid  th'  encircling  gloom, 
Lead  Thon  me  on! 
The  night  is  dark,  and  I  am  far  from  home; 
Lead  Thou  me  on! 

H:  :):  :f:  ;{:  ^ 

So  long  Thy  power  has  blest  me,  sure  it  still 

Will  lead  me  on 
O'er  moor  and  fen,  o'er  crag  and  torrent,  till 

The  night  is  gone. 
And  with  the  morn  those  angel  faces  smile 
Which  I  have  loved  long  since  and  lost  awhile!" 

I  have  permission  to  speak  freely  of  his  worth,  who  has  been  snatched  so 
suddenly  from  our  hearts.  It  will  be  a  comfort  to  us,  I  trust;  but  I  must  speak 
simply  and  frankly,  so  that  this  service  may  be  appropriate. 

His  was  a  trained  life.  Born  of  a  long  line  of  honorable  ancestry,  he  inherited 
business  talents  and  moral  fibre  and  a  large  heart.  These  gifts  were  tenderly 
nourished  in  this  home  during  his  boyhood  and  youth.  School  life  and  college 
discipline  developed  and  enlarged  the  resources  that  were  in  him.  The  life  of 
business  and  responsibility,  home  cares  and  affections  deepened  and  widened 
his  worth. 

In  this  age  it  is  the  trained  life  that  is  valuable.  Business  is  national  and 
international.  Trade  is  swift  and  competition  tierce.  Life  has  many  sides 
to-day-,  and  it  is  the  many-sided  life — that  is,  the  trained  life — only,  that  can  be 
master  of  all  this  swiftness,  breadth,  and  ilepth.      With  steadv  hand  and  careful 


mind,  he  carried  his  duties  in  the  Hrm  where  he  will  be  sadly  missed.  It  was 
his  line  cultured  taste  that  brought  home  the  best  gifts  and  selected  and  gave 
the  beautiful  mantel  to  our  Library.  He  was  so  well  equipped,  that  the  church, 
the  library,  the  school,  the  community  claimed  his  counsel  and  his  services. 
We  overloaded  him  with  work. 

But  it  is  his  religious  life  that  went  deepest  and  is  most  precious.  The 
religious  life  is  the  unselfish  life.  The  religious  life  is  the  life  of  simple  unpre- 
tending love — love  of  God,  love  of  friends,  love  of  country,  and  love  of  home 
and  all  that  it  holds.  It  is  the  life  of  good  will  toward  men  that  did  thrive  and 
blossom  and  bear  fruit  abundantly  in  him.  The  workmen  have  rightly  written 
his  name  in  their  flowers — Our  Friend.  He  made  his  religious  faith  and  feeling 
definite  and  open.  He  was  a  member  and  officer  in  the  church.  He  gave 
liberally  to  the  support  of  the  church  and  to  every  charity  and  public  improve- 
ment. He  did  everything  quietly.  That  is  a  part  of  religion.  It  was  his 
childlike  temper  that  was  so  admirable. 

It  seemed  best  in  publishing  the  records  of  our  church  anniversarv  that  a 
•short  introduction  to  the  book  should  be  written,  and  in  a  note  at  the  close  I 
briefly  spoke  of  our  indebtedness  to  the  faithful  and  arduous  work  of  Mr. 
Martin  L.  Roberts  and  Mr.  S.  Mills  Bevin  in  preparing  what  the  book  con- 
tains. What  I  had  written  went  to  the  printer,  and  the  proof  came  back  to 
Mr.  Bevin,  and  he  drew  his  pencil  through  his  name;  then  the  proof  came  to 
me,  and  I  rubbed  the  pencil  marks  away.  It  was  his  habit  to  efface  himself. 
He  that  loseth  his  life  shall  find  it. 

His  Christian  life  at  home  remains  a  dear  and  private  legacy  to  the  heart  of 
his  wife  and  the  future  knowledge  of  his  children.  Our  words  can  add  nothing 
to  its  tenderness  and  strength — a  legacy  that  shall  never  rust  nor  fade. 

This  trained  and  lovable  life  has  passed  on  to  other  tasks  and  finer  services 
in  the  Immortal  life.  May  his  short  life  as  a  Christian  and  a  citizen  stir  us  all 
to  the  open  and  generous  service  of  C!od  and  men. 


Samuel  3piU0  Brbin, 

"Bovn  in  (East  f^ampton,  Conn.,  IHarcl]  27,  ^86^. 
Dicb  in  pi)i[abclpl]ia,  pa.,  IHarcl)  6,  \900. 

He  graduated  from  Williston  Seminary  in  1S82,  and  from 
Princeton  College  in  1S86.  He  was  married  in  the  year  1S89 
to  Miss  Julia  H.  Williams,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  He  succeeded 
his  father,  Philo  Bevin,  in  the  firm  of  Bevin  Bros.  Mfg.  Co., 
in  the  fall  of  1886,  serving  as  Secretary  and  Assistant  Treas- 
urer until  his  death.  He  also  succeeded  his  father  as  Clerk 
and  Treasurer  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  1894.  At 
the  time  of  his  death  he  was  President  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  the  Chatham  Public  I,ibrar^',  a  member  of  the 
School  Board,  Treasurer  of  the  Chatham  Hall  Association, 
and  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Pocotopaug  Water 
Power  Co. 


CONGRKGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


Deaths. 


Record  kept  by  rev.  Lemuel  Parsons. 


August 

1779 

Septr 

1779 

Augst  -8 

1780 

Nov      9 

" 

May    2g 

1782 

Sept    II 

" 

Aug    17 

1784 

Aug    31 

1785 

Jany      6 

1786 

Nov      3 

" 

April     2 

1787 

Chii.drkn  Still-Born. 
Benjamins  Strongs 
Edward  Purples 
Edward  Purples 

The  child  of  Thos  Gillerey  Shepherd 
The  child  of  Isaac  Smith  Jr. 
The  child  of  Edward  Purple 
The  child  of  Ebenr  Harding 
The  child  of  Samll  &  Elisabeth  Kilbourn 
The  child  of  Isaac  Smith  Jr  &  Jerusha  his  wife 
A  child  of  Abner  &  Lydia  Cole 
A  child  of  Willard  &  Rhoda  Sears 


Deaths  after  Mr.  Nortons  Decease  Before  my  Ordination 
May      8     1778     Susanna  dau.  of  Moses  Cook  aged  2  years 
June     4        "        Josiah  son  of  Moses  Cook. 

Deaths  after  My  Ordination. 

1779  Died  Mercy  Daughter  of  Thos  Cowdrey 
Died  Anne  Johnson 
Died  Ebenezer  son  of  Wm  White 
Susy  wife  of  Benjm  Strong 
Died  Lucy  Daughter  of  Caleb  Cook 
Died  Phillip  Goff 

1780  Died  Elisabeth  Daughter  of  Samll  Kilborn 
Died  Elisha  son  of  Oren  &  Hannah  Alvord 
Died  Katharine  wife  of  Lemuel  Parsons 
Died  Ift  child  of  John  Ward 
Died  an  Infant  child  of  Jesse  Kneelands 
Died  Sarah  ye  wife  of  Deacon  John  Clark 
Died  Deborah  ye  wife  of  Capt  Silas  Dunham 
Died  Mercy  wife  of  Thomas  Shepherd 

1781  Died  Lydia  Daughter  of  Joseph  Caswell 
Elisabeth  Daughter  of  Samll  Kilbourn  died. 
Died  Robert  Patten 

Died  ye  Widow  .Sarah  Clark  in  ye  99th  year  of  her  age 
Died  John  Hills  Jur  of  ye  Small  Pox 

1782  Died  Elijah  Hills  son  of  Samll  Hills  of  ye  Small  Pox 
"        Died  John  Hills  of  ye  Small  Pox 


Mch 

12 

.July 

26 

Augt 

25 

Aug 

26 

Sept 

19 

Octr 

27 

Jany 

II 

Feby 

13 

April 

9 

May 

25 

May 

31 

June 

26 

July 

27 

Nov 

9 

Jany 

3 

May 

12 

Sept 

16 

Octr 

19 

Deer 

25 

Jany 

3, 

Jany 

21 

114 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


Feby     2  1782  Died  an  infant  cliild  of  Jesse  Saxtons 

Feby  17  "  Died  Elisha  Cornwal 

JNIarch  4  "  Died  Asahel  son  of  Israel  Whitcomb 

March  5  "  Died  Annis  Daur  of  Israel  Whitcomb 

March  7  "  Died  an  infant  child  of  Hopkins  West 

April  20  ■'  Died  Israel  son  of  Selah  Jackson 

Nov    30  "  Died  an  infant  child  of  John  Richs 

Feby  17S3  Died  an  infant  child  of  Jesse  Saxtons 

Feby   12  "  Died  ye  widdow  Rebecca  Dunham  aged  gg  years  &  8  months 

Feby  27  "  Died  Ensn  Stephen  Gates 

March  7  "  Died  Willm  Waterous 

TVIay      2  "  Died  Esther  wife  of  Thos  Goodrich 

June     4  "  Died  Esther  Daughter  of  Danll  McCall 

Sept       I  "  Died  Hannah  Shepherd  Daur  of  Thos  Shepherd  aged  23  yrs. 

Jany   15  17S4  Died  a  child  of  Reuben  Norcotts  aged  16  months 

Jany   16  "  Died  Clement  Bates 

May    14  "  Died  Rufus  Dewey 

June   21  "  Died  a  child  of  John  Riches  aged  3  months 

June   28  "  Caleb  Cook  Died 

Augt  27  "  Lucy  Daur  of  Josiah  &  Anna  Goff  Died  aged  2  years 

Sept    21  "  W'idow  Hannah  Cook  Died  aged  74  years 

Sept    24  "  Josiah  Carey  Jr  Died — Middle  Haddam 

Sept    28  "  Godfrey  Houpt  Died 

Sept    30  "  An  infant  child  of  James  Bills  Jr  &  Hannah  Bill  Died. 

Novr  17  "  Mary  Daur  of  Moses  &  Mary  White  Cole  Died  aged  17  years 

March  8  1785  A  child  of  George  &  Phebe  Gates  Died  aged  8  months 

April  17  "  Mary  wife  of  Deacon  Isaac  Smith  Died  aged  67  years 

Sept      7  "  Charity  Daur  of  Samll  &  Jemima  Freeman  died  aged  12  months 

Sept    28  "  Abigail  wife  of  Nathan  Harding  died  aged  6g  years. 

Octr      2  "  Sylvanus  Higgins  Died— Middle  Haddam 

•Octr      7  "  Lydia  wife  of  Jabez  Clark  Died 

Novr  16  "  Jonathan  Clark  Died  aged  96  M.  Haddam 

Jany      5  17S6  Anna  Daur  of  Amos  &  Anna  Clark  Died 

Jany    20  "  Nicholas  Hosencause  Died 

Jany    23  "  Sabina  Daur  of  Reuben  Norcott  Died 

Mar      4  "  Ruth  widow  of  Benjmn  Hunt  Died  M.  Haddam 

Mar     21  "  An  infant  child  of  Cornelius  Rich  Jur  Died  aged  1)4,  hours 

Mar     24  "  A  child  of  Willm  &  Sarah  Exton  Died  aged  11  weeks  M.  H. 

April     8  "  Nathaniel  Cook  died  aged  21  years 

June      7  "  Isaac  son  of  Jesse  &  Molly  Saxton  died  aged  18  Mo 

July    23  "  George  Carey  Died 

Aug     15  "  Benjm  Harding  Died 

Oct      22  "  Elisabeth  Daur  of  John  (\i  Elisabeth  Willey  Died  aged  16  years 

Nov     19  "  Desire  wife  of  John  Markham  died 

Feby  24  1787  Timo  son  of  John  &  Hannah  Johnson  Died 

April  26  "  Nathaniel  son  of  Joel  &  Mercy  Wood  died  aged  2  years 

May    27  "  Huet  Alvord  Died  aged  30  years 

May    31  "  Benjm  Goff  Died 


CONGREGATIOXAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


115 


17S7  Widdow  Susanna  Knowlton  died  aged  80  years 

A  child  of  Deborah  Taylors  Died  aged  ^  an  hour 

"  Capt  Abijah  Hall  died  aged  64  years 

"  Mary  Smith  M.  Haddam  Died  in  her  23d  year 

1788  Salmon  son  of  George  &  Martha  Harding  Died  aged      yrs. 
"  Capt  Israel  Higgins  M.  Haddam  Died  aged  83  years 
"  John  Markham  Died  aged  80  years 
"  Hoziel  son  of  Hoziel  &  Margery  Smith  Died  aged  2 
"  A  child  of  John  &  Asenith  Markham  Died  aged  14  mo 
"  Mary  wife  of  Willm  Bevin  Died 

"  Mary  wife  of  Thos  Cowdrey  died  in  ye  54  year  of  her  age 

"  Benjm  son  of  Benjmn  lS;  Abigail  Goff  Died  aged  11  months 

1789  Daniel  Hill  Died  aged 
"  Wid.  Sarah  Young  Died  in  ye  56th  year  of  her  age 
"  John  Fuller  Died  aged  62  years 
"  Lemll  Tubbs  child  Died  aged  2  weeks 
"  Widow  Sarah  Clark  Died 
"  Samll  Brown  Died  aged  82 

"  David  son  of  Ralph  &  Hannah  Smith  died  aged  5  weeks 

"  Abigail  Bates  Died  aged 

"  Anna  wife  of  Jacob  Goff  Died  aged  30 

1790  Joshua  Cook  Died  aged  50  years  M.  Haddam 
"  Two  infant  children  of  Nehemiah  &  Ruth  Gates  died 
"  Patience  Daur  of  Ebenr  &  Sarah  Cole  Died  aged  17  years 
"  Mary  wife  of  Samll  Taylor  Died  aged  M.  Haddam 
"  Widow  Jane  Johnson  Died  aged 
"  A  child  of  Abijah  &  Anna  Halls  Died 
"  An  infant  child  of  Edward  &  Mehitable  Acklys  Died 
"  An  infant  child  of  Edward  &  Mehitable  Acklys  Died 
"  A  child  of  Stephen  and  Sarah  Taylors  died  aged  5  days 
"  Ama  Daur  of  Stephen   &   Prudence  Clark  Died  aged  3  yrs  & 

9  months 

Deer   25        "  Isaac  Bevin  Died 


Augt 

14 

Sept 

9 

Nov 

22 

Nov 

23 

Jany 

18 

Feb 

7 

Mar 

30 

May 

II 

June 

30 

July 

5 

Sept 

6 

Dec 

16 

Feby 

6 

Peb 

23 

March  7 

May 

2 

June 

II 

Augt 

15 

Octr 

13 

Novr 

9 

Deer 

12 

Mch 

21 

Mch 

29 

April 

10 

April 

22 

May 

12 

June 

6 

June 

12 

July 

4 

Deer 

12 

^?*  t^*  5^* 


NOTE.- 

-A  pai 

names  in 

the  lA 

Dec.    30 

1792 

Mch.  ig 

1793 

July     12 

Oct.     17 

Nov.   21 

24 

Dec.    24 

Feby.  15 

1794 

17 

' ' 

Record  kept  by  Rev.  Joel  West. 

— A  part   of  the  deaths  recorded  by  the  above  are  eutered  opposite  their 


Hannah  Cole  aged  55  years  &  2  mos 

Dolle  dau.  of  Solomon  &  Rhoda  Bailey  age  3  y.  &  7  mos. 

An  infant  of  Levi  &  Marcy  Smith  3  days 

An  infant  of  Daniel  Polly  age  12  days 

An  infant  of  Solomon  iljc  Rhoda  Bailey  age  12  days 

Eunice  wife  of  Lot  Hudson  age  18  years  &  11  mos. 

A  child  of  Nehemiah  &  Ruth  Gates  age  i  year 

A  child  of  Abner  &  Elizabeth  Hubbard  age  10  mos. 

Rhoda  wife  of  Willard  Sears  age  27  y.  &  11  mos. 


Il6  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

1794  Widow  Margaret  Dewey  age  98  y. 
"  Sally  wife  of  Norton  Bill  age  20  y.  8  mo. 
"  Zeruah  Blush  dau  of  Lebbeus  &  Polly  Hills  i  year. 
"  Nath.  son  of  Sparrow  &  Eunice  Smith  6  years  10  mo. 
"  Laurena  dau  of  Apollos  &  Lucy  Arnold  2  years  10  mo. 
"  A  child  of  Ashbel  &  Hannah  Woodbridge  i  year  6  mo 
"  Timothy  Fuller  age  78  y. 

1795  Saml.  Brown  65  y. 
"  Nabby  wife  of  Ichabod  Lucas  30  y. 
"  Amasa  Johnson  age  26  y.  &  8  mos. 
"  Child  of  Solomon  Bailey 

1796  Polly  wife  of  Samuel  Brown 
"  Margaret  wife  of  Nath.  Markham  39  y. 

A  child  of  Jos.  Jr.  &  Marcy  Buel — stillborn. 

"  Lieutenant  Titus  Carrier  63  y. 

"  An  infant  of  Geo.  &  Eunice  Hill  stillborn 

"  Captain  Timothy  Rogers. 

1797  An  infant  child  Bulkley  &  Lydia  Davis 
"  Asenath  Rogers  31  y. 
"  Joseph  Ransom  76  y. 
"  Elisabeth  wife  of  Thomas  Shepherd. 
"  A  child  of  John  Trowbridge 
"  An  infant  of  David  &  Hannah  Strong 

"  Nancy  Brockway  dau.  of  Joel  &  Betsey  West  i  year  10  mos. 

"  Brackett  son  of  Joel  &  Betsey  West  7  mos. 

"  William  Bevin  age  83  y. 

1798  A  child  of  C.  Chapel  9  mos. 
"  Norton  Bill  age  27  y.     consumption 

An  infant  of  Ashbel  &  Hannah  Woodbridge  2  weeks. 

"  A  child  of  John  &  Desire  Filcher — Stillborn. 

"  Widow  Hannah  Cole  age  88  y. 

Thankful  Goff  dau.  of  Saml.  Goff  14  y. 

"  Jonathan  Smith  died  at  sea  of  yellow  fever  25  y. 

"  An  infant  child  of  David  &  Hannah  Strong 

"  Clark  son  of  Nathan  Harding  Jr.  10  y.  7  mos. 

"  Festus  Freeman  son  of  Sylvanus  drowned  age  20  y. 

"  Hatsel  Freeman  son  of  Sylvanus  drowned  age  17  y. 

"  A  child  of  Saml.  Smith  4  mos. 

"  Phebe  wife  of  Ebenezer  Norcutt  29  y.  8  mos. 

1799  Parsons  son  of  Duel  &  Phebe  Rowley  2  y.  11  mos. 
"  Susanna  Dethick  age  76  y. 

"  An  infant  child  of  John  &  Anna  Andrus  age  15  mos. 

"  An  infant  child  of  Caleb  Chapel 
"        An  infant  child  of  David  Dean  3  days 

"  Caleb  Rogers  age  27  y. 

An  infant  child  of  Miner  Hildreth,  one  week 
An  infant  child  of  Roswell  Wells,  3  weeks 
Samuel  Lucas  age  80  y. 


Feby. 

21 

April 

17 

May 

II 

July 

23 

28 

Aug. 

30 

Nov. 

23 

Jany. 

II 

12 

Apl. 

2 

June 

12 

Feb 

22 

May 

21 

8 

July 

26 

Aug. 

28 

Sept. 

26 

Jany. 

30 

Mch. 

14 

18 

Apl. 

28 

July 

I 

Aug. 

15 

Sept. 

8 

24 

Dec. 

17 

Jany. 

4 

6 

Feby 

•    5 

18 

Mar. 

16 

May 

9 

Apl. 

16 

July 

14 

Aug. 

8 

Sept. 

21 

21 

23 

Dec. 

29 

Feby 

.26 

Mch. 

27 

28 

Apl. 

9 

June 

24 

28 

July 

14 

14 

29 

Aug. 

12 

Sept. 

29 

Oct. 

14 

Nov. 

2 

Jany. 

3 

Feby, 

.  22 

Mch. 

II 

17 

Apl. 

30 

May 

30 

June 

29 

July 

8 

Oct. 

23 

Nov. 

20 

28 

5 

Mar. 

27 

28 

28 

Apl. 

17 

July 

10 

Aug. 

14 

27 

27 

28 

Sept. 

15 

Nov. 

25 

Dec. 

26 

Jany. 

4 

21 

Feby 

.  2 

2 

23 

Mch. 

23 

Apl. 

24 

Sept. 

25 

Oct. 

23 

Oct. 

25 

Nov. 

9 

Dec. 

27 

Feby 

•  24 

Apl. 

3 

June 

10 

July 

15 

Aug. 

29 

Sept. 

12 

Feby, 

,  6 

Mch. 

9 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  II7 

1799  Abner  Brown  age  24  y. 

"  Widow  Mary  Rogers  age  66  y. 

"  Diadama  Smith  age  21  y. 

"  Butler  Newton  at  sea  with  yellow  fever  aged 

1800  Stephen  Stoddard  Clark  age  32  y. 
"  Child  of  I.ebbeus  Hills  age  5  y. 
"  Jacob  Babbitt  age  85  y. 

"  Child  of  Lebbeus  Hills  age  2  y. 

"  Wife  of  Eleazer  Veazey 

"  Elizabeth  wife  of  Seth  Alvord  age  83  y. 

"  Jonathan  Parmelee  age  56  y. 

"  Captain  Lazarus  Watrous  age  61  y. 

"  Jerusha  Hall  infant  child  of  David  Clark,  age  g  weeks. 

"  Aaron  Clark  age  79  y. 

"  A  child  of  Grover  3  years. 

"  John  Alvord  died  at  sea  of  yellow  fever  age  25  y. 

1 80 1  Child  of  John  Lucas  age  2  y. 
"  Widow  Babbit  age  83  y. 

Stillborn  child  of  Elihu  Mott. 

"  Nathan  Lewis  age  58  y. 

"  Child  of  Oliver  Phelps  age  9  mos. 

"  Child  of  Elisha  Niles  age  16  mos.     Scalded  to  death. 

"  Child  of  Asahel  Matthews  infant 

"  Daughter  of  Elisha  Niles  aged  8  y. 

"  Anna  wife  of  Asahel  Matthews  aged  27  y. 

"  Ebenezer  Harding  aged  62  y. 

"  Lucy  Hall 

' '  Child  of  Solomon  &  Rhoda  Bailey  age  2  y. 

1802  Child  of  John  &  Lucy  Parmelee  age  i  y.  9  mo. 
"  Child  of  Abijah  &  Anna  Hall  age  9  mos. 

"  Child  of  Isaac  Bailey  age  10  mos. 

Child  of  Wm  Welch  infant 

"  Child  of  Captain  Moses  &  Elizabeth  Cook  age  3  y. 

"  Jemima  wife  of  Danl.  Birge  age  21  y. 

"  Nathaniel  Cowdrey  age  41  y. 

"  Tempa  Lambert 

Margaret  child  of  Nath.  Markham  age  5  y. 

"  Polly  wife  of  Nath.  Markham  age  27  y. 

"  Infant  of  John  &  Lucy  Parmelee 

"  Lydia  wife  of  Joseph  Caswell  age  61  y. 

1803  Ebenezer  Hall  age  71  y. 
"  Infant  of  Elisha  Niles. 

"  Prudence  dau.  of  James  &  Mary  Goff  age  10  y. 

"  Infant  of  Richard  &  Li  via  Carrier 

"  Dolly  wife  of  Bryan  Parmelee  age  52  y. 

"  Elmira  wife  of  Isaac  Niles  age  24  y. 

1804  Lucy  wife  of  Oliver  Brainerd  age  36  y. 
"  wife  of  Gasham  Watrous 


Ii8 


CONGREGATIONAI,  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


Apl.    25  1804  David  Hills  age  18  y. 

Oct.    30  "  Nath.  Kyes  age  70  y. 

Nov.     6  "  Abner  Bevin  age  16  y. 

Feby.  11  1805  Child  of  Elijah  &  Abigail  Ackley  age  5  mos. 

July    28  "  Child  of  Ebenezer  Kellogg  age  7  y. 

Oct.     18  "  Child  of  Ichabod  Bailey  age  8  y. 

Nov.     5  "  Rowena  dau.  of  Ebenezer  Bailey  age  15  y. 

27  "  Child  of  Geo.  Gates  age  2  y. 
Jany.  15  1806  Widow  Abigail  Hall  age  76  y. 

28  "  Daniel  Ackley  age  33  y. 
Feby.   6  "  Ralph  Smith  age  63  y. 

24  "  Infant  of  Stephen  Ackley  Jr. 

Aug.     9  "  Joseph  Rogers  age  39  y.     f^ell  from  stack  of  hay. 

Sept.   19  "  Abner  Andrus  age  20  y.      Lightning. 

Oct.     26  "  A  child  of  Elisha  McCall  age  i  y. 

Nov.     I  "  Widow  Hopkins  age  78.  (?) 

5  "  Elisha  Hurlburt 

15  "  jerusha  Cole 

Jany.    2  1S07  A  child  of  William  Wilson  age  5  y. 

Feby.  14  '"  Elijah  Ackley  age  37  y. 

—  "  A  child  of  Widow  Ransom 
Mch.  19  "  Infant  of  Lemuel  West. 

July      7  "  Widow  Lois  Watrous  aged  62  y. 

Sept.  10  "  Widow  Elizabeth  Hall  age  80  y. 

II  "  W'idow  Mary  Lucas  age  79  y. 

Feby.   9  1S08  Widow  Hannah  Trowbridge  age  89  y. 

Apl.    13  "  Molly  wife  of  Richard  Cook  age  49  y. 

May    26  "  Russell  W'hitmore  age  13  y.     fell  down  dead. 

June      5  "  Esther  an  Indian  Woman 

Aug.  II  "  Betsy  Clark  age  18  y. 

Sept.   17  "  John  Watrous  age  29  y. 

Oct.    30  "  Christopher  Comstock  age  82  y. 

Nov,   16  "  Anson  Purple  age  32  y. 

Mar.    15  1809  Stephen  Colley  age  93  y. 

Apl.      4  "  Child  of  Joseph  of  Abigail  Rich  age  i  y. 

17  "  Adonijah  Strong  Jr.  drowned  age  36  y. 

June     6  "  Child  of  James  cSl  Mary  Goff  age  3>^  y. 

Apl.    27  1810  Child  of  Israel  Coles  age  4  y. 

Apl.    30  "  Child  of  Geo.  Gates  age  i  y. 

May    13  "  Child  of  Geo.  Gates  age  4  y. 

—  "  Amos  Jackson  a  black  man. 
June     7  "  Andrew  Carrier  age  76  y. 

30  "  Widow  Katharine  Colly  age  go  y. 

Feby.    7  181 1  Marcus  Cole  age  77  y. 

II  "  Saml.  Smith  a  stranger  age  57  y. 

May    13  "  Hannah  wife  of  Jabez  Wood 

July    21  "  Wife  of  Joshua  Webb  age  73  y. 

24  "  Infant  child  of  Joseph  Hemsted 


July 

27 

Sept. 

II 

Feb. 

7 

Apl. 

19 

Aug. 

12 

Nov. 

II 

30 

June 

4 

Dec. 

3 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  EAST  HAMPTON.  II9 

18 II  Eunice  wife  of  David  Clark  age  32  y. 

"  A  child  of  Noadiah  Wells  age  i  y. ' 

1S12  Nancy  a  black  girl  age  14  y. 

"  Zaccheus  Cook  age  g3  y. 

"  Julius  Orlando  son  of  John  &  Lucy  Parmelee  age  14  y. 

"  Jesse  Hubbard  died  in  the  Army  age  23  y. 

'■  Abiel  Johnson  age  24. 

1813  Jonathan  Thatcher  a  stranger  age  28  y. 

"  Daniel  Strong  age  20  y. 

22        "  Jonathan  Palmer  an  Indian  age  52  y. 

30        "  Jabin  Strong  age  So  y. 

Apl.      S     1 8 14  Timothy  Fielding  age  39  y. 

"  Geo.  Hosford  son  of  Geo.  Evans  age  12  y. 

"  Henry  Ackley  age  34  y. 

"  Saml.  Mott  age  52  y. 

Nathaniel  Gates  age  50  y. 
Infant  of   Marcy  Exton 

"  Esther  Ackley  age  37  y. 

"  Chittenden  Griswold  son  of  Joel  &  Betsey  West  age  3  mos. 

1815  Child  of  Widow  Sarah  Fielding  age  14  mos. 
"  Ann  Cook  age  84  y. 

"  Widow  Anna  Fox  of  Westchester  age  94  y. 

"  Infant  of  William  Clark. 

"  Vine  Starr  age  30  y. 

Dorotha  Goff  age  61  y. 

1816  Captain  Abner  Stocking  age  87  y.     chilld  &  bruised. 
"  Pierce  Powers  an  Irishman  age  70  y. 
"  Wife  of  Appleton  Fox  age  61  y. 

Noah  Markham  drowned  at  sea  age  26  y 

"  Anna  wife  of  Dea  C.  Welsh  age  61. 

"  John  Haling 

"  Warren  Goff  age  21  y. 

Elkanah  Sears  age  82  y. 

181 7  Bryan  Parmelee  Esq.  age  84. 
"  Widow  Mary  Watrous  age  86  y. 
"  Infant  child  of  Cieorge  Lee 
"  Child  of  Kellogg  Strong  age  17  mos. 
"  Infant  of  Young  Jacob  Adams 
"  Benjamin  Leanon  age  70  y. 
"  Nath.  Bailey  age  48  y. 
"  Jas.  Webb  age  84  y. 
"  Widow  Abigail  Carrier  age  87  y. 
"  Reliance  Johnson  age  20  y. 
"  Wife  of  Benajah  Billings 

1 8 18  Deacon  Joseph  Sage  age  60  y. 
"  Infant  child  of  Benj.  Ingraham  age  9  mos. 
"  Widow  Anna  Welch  age  95  y. 
"  Timothy  Parmelee  age  47  y. 


23 

24 

May 

I 

8 

July 

5 

Sept. 

25 

Nov. 

5 

Mar. 

19 

July 

27 

Oct. 

27 

Nov. 

7 

13 

21 

Jany. 

14 

Feby, 

■  4 

Mar. 

15 

May 

20 

June 

27 

Sept. 

ID 

Oct. 

28 

Nov. 

24 

Jany. 

I 

16 

20 

Feby, 

•14 

Apl. 

23 

May 

I 

Sept. 

I 

Oct. 

12 

16 

Nov. 

7 

Dec. 

21 

Feby. 

20 

Apl. 

I 

4 

8 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


Apl. 

20  1818 

June 

28 

Aug. 

24 

Oct. 

23 

Dec. 

4 

Feby. 

9  i8ig 

17 

Mar. 

2   " 

Apl. 

24 

May 

3 

29   " 

June 

II   " 

Apl. 

26 

Aug. 

4 

Dec. 

27 

Jany. 

ig  1820 

Oct. 

30 

Dec. 

24 

Feby. 

18  1821 

June 

10 

Oct. 

23 

Nov. 

15 

Dec. 

II 

16 

Feby 

.23  1822 

Mch. 

15 

Apl. 

16 

June 

5 

July 

II 

Aug. 

I 

Nov. 

6 

16 

30 

Dec. 

2 

23 

Jany 

.  3  1823 

3 

5 

II 

23 

Feb) 

'■   9 

May 

8 

May 

16   " 

21 

Oct. 

2 

23 

Dec. 

13 

30 

Hannah  Hall  age  36  y 

John  Willey  age  72  y 

Lemuel  Tubbs  age  71  y. 

Saml.  Billings  age  90  y. 

Stiles  Davenport  son  of  Joel  &  Betsey  West  age  8  weeks 

Still  born  child  of  Eleazer  Veazey  Jr. 

John  Trowbridge  age  60  y. 

Thomas  Fuller  age  76  y. 

Infant  child  of  Leonard  Selden  of  M.  Haddam. 

Rhoda  wife  of  Solomon  Bailey. 

A  child  of  Jacob  Adams  Jr.  age  9  mos. 

A  child  of  Joseph  Goff 

Charles  Sears  died  in  St.  Jago  Island  of  Cuba  age  27  y. 

James  Welch  age  73  y. 

A  child  of  Geo.  Halings  aged  4  y. 

Widow  Elizabeth  Tubbs  age  71  y. 

Widow  Witherill  age  84  y. 

Infant  child  of  Geo.  Haling  age  4  mos. 

Roswell  Wells  age  52  y. 

Capt.  Jabez  Hall  age  60  y. 

A  child  of  Elijah  Bailey  age  13  mos. 

A  child  of  Green  Cone  age  4  mos. 

Newell  Goff  age  18  y. 

Dr.  John  Richmond  age  54  y. 

Joel  Kellogg  age  28  y. 

Infant  of  Joseph  Goff. 

Susannah  wife  of  Geo.  Haling  age  38  y. 
David  Parmelee  age  18  y. 

A  child  of  Harvey  Russell  age  3  y. 

Maria  Bailey  age  18  y. 

A  child  of  John  &  Philura  Sherman  age  20  mos. 

Captain  Enos  Brown  age  53  y. 

Simeon  Young  age  53  y. 

Mary  Judd  age  65  y. 

Dr.  Richard  Smith  age  26  y. 

Saml.  Goff,  age  98  y. 

Stephen  Ackley  age  84  y. 

Elihu  Hubbard  age  78  y. 

Wife  of  Geo.  Evans. 

Celia  wife  of  Horace  Brown  age  22  y. 

Mary  wife  of  Adonijah  Strong  age  73  y. 

Child  of  Amasa  Daniels  Jr.  age  4  y. 

Infant  of  Harry  Roberts. 

Elijah  Staples  found  dead  under  a  fence 

Asahel  Matthews  age  66  y. 

Widow  Phebe  Cole  age  87  y. 

A  child  of  Major  Nath.  Markham  age  19  mos. 

Cornelius  Rich  age  80  y. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


121 


Mch. 

—  i8 

Apl. 

7 

May 

28 

June 

27 

July 

14 

Sept. 

24 

Apl. 

I   i8 

II 

May 

II 

17 

June 

2 

27 

Sept. 

6 

7 

Sept. 

13 

Oct. 

9   ' 

15 

i6 

26 

Nov. 

7 

lO 

14 

28 

Dec. 

8 

21 

Jany. 

4  i8 

P'eby 

.16 

22 

Mch. 

6 

24 

Apl. 

12    ' 

15 

23 

Sept. 

28 

Oct. 

24 

24  Infant  of  Olmstead  Gates 
'        Thomas  Shepherd  age  96  y. 
'        Anna  Bigelow  age  67  y. 
'        Clarissa  wife  of  Joseph  Goff  age  41  y. 

'        Widow Haling  age  90  y. 

'        John  Edwards  age  49  y. 

25  Stephen  Ackley  Jr.  age  34  y. 
'        Thomas  Everton  aged  73. 
'        Olcott  Adams  age  20  y.  black  man. 
'        Adonijah  Strong  age  76  y. 

Infant  of  Moses  &  Lydia  West  age  S  weeks. 
'        Nath.  Cone,  age  77  y. 

'        William  W.  Richardson  of  Munson  age  27  y. 
'        Phillis  a  black  woman  of  Thomas  Judds. 
'        Charlotte  Bailey  age  39  y. 

.Sybol  wife  of  Capt.  Saml.  Brown  age  58  y. 
'        Enos,  child  of  Horace  Brown  age  3  y. 
'        Stephen  Chapman  age  48  y. 
'        Betsy  Hall  age  20  y. 
'        Dimis  child  of  Nath.  G.  Cone  age  g  y. 

A  child  of  Horace  Brown  age  4  y. 
'        Martin  Kellogg  age  59  y. 
'        David  Strong  age  75  y. 
'        Lois  Chapman  age  22  y. 

Infant  of  Oramel  &  Parmelia  Clark  age  3  mos. 

Two  men  strangers  by  the  name  of  Beckwith 

26  Child  of  Joseph  Goff  age  8  y. 
Kirziah  Relic  of  Cornelius  Rich  age  79  y. 
Eleazer  Veazey  age  78  y. 
Geo.  Gates  age  66  y. 
Calvin  Barstow  age  75  y. 
Jesse  Clark  aged  49. 
Capt.  Saml.  Saxton  age  76  y. 
Jehial  Judd  age  63  y. 

A  black  infant  of  Enos  &  Rebekah  Adams 
A  black  child  of &  Rosa  Taylor 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


List  of  Members. 


COMPILED    AND    ARRANGED    BY    MARTIN    L.   ROBERTS. 


fHE  names  of  some  of  the  petitioners  for  the  incorporation 
of  this  parish  appear  npon  the  records  of  the  churches 
in  East  Middletown  and  Middle  Haddam  as  members  in 
full  communion,  and  it  is  believed  that  the  major  portion  of 
them  with  their  wives  were  the  constituent  members  of  this 
church.  But  with  the  exception  of  the  names  of  those  who 
united  with  the  church  from  1764  to  1772,  as  per  fragment  of 
Mr.  Norton's  record,  the  names  of  the  members  for  the  first 
thirty  years  of  its  existence  have  not  been  recovered.  When 
Mr.  Parsons  was  ordained,  February  10,  1779,  he  made  a 
record  of  the  male  members  in  full  communion  at  that  time; 
but  of  the  females,  and  those  who  had  previously  renewed 
their  covenant,  he  made  no  mention.  This  list,  however,  does 
not  pretend  to  be  a  perfecft  record  of  those  who  united  since 
that  time,  as  the  records  are  very  imperfetft,  and  in  some  cases 
no  records  of  either  admission  or  dismission  have  been  recorded. 
Owing  to  this  fatt,  the  task  of  compiling  the  list  has  been  a 
difficult  one,  requiring  a  vast  amount  of  time  and  patience  to 
accomplish,  and  the  compiler  only  wishes  to  add  that  he  has 
done  the  best  he  could  with  it  under  the  circumstances,  and 
with  this  explanation  respeclfulh'  submits  it  to  those  whom 
it  may  concern  for  their  charitable  consideration. 

In  the  early  history  of  the  churches  of  New  England  those 
persons  who  had  themselves  been  baptized,  and  who  in  a  public 
manner  "owned  the  covenant"  into  which  their  parents  had 
entered  for  them,  were  permitted  to  have  their  children  bap- 
tized, though  they  could  not  unite  with  the  church  in  cele- 
brating the  Lord's  Supper.  This  was  what  was  called  the 
"  half-way  covenant,"  and  was  pradliced  in  this  church  during 
the  first  three  pastorates. 


REV.  GUSTAVUS  D.  PIKE, 

Acting  Pastor,  1865-1867. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


12- 


The  names  of  those  persons  who  "owned  the  covenant" 
during  Mr.  Parsons'  pastorate  are  as  follows.  Those  marked 
with  a  "^  were  afterwards  admitted  to  full  communion. 

Note.— The  abbreviations  used  in  this  list  are  as  follows:  b.  =  born;  bap.=baptized; 
ch. ^church;  d.  =  died;  dis.  =  dismissed;  ex.  =  excommunicated;  E.  H.  =  East  Hampton; 
i,.  =  letter;  m.  =  married;  M.  H.  =  Middle  Haddam;  p.  =  professiou;  U.  C.  =  Union  Con- 
gregational; w.=wife;  wid.  =  wido\v. 

Daniel  Parks.      Removed  to  New  York  State. 

Esther  Parks,  (\v.  Daniel.) 

Othniel  Brainerd,  Jr.      Removed  to  Winsted. 

Grace  Brainerd,  (w.  Othniel,  Jr.) 

Samuel  Cowdrey. 

Anna  Cowdrey,  (w.  Samuel.) 

Josiah  Goff. 

Anna  Goff,  (w.  Josiah.) 

John  West. 

Eunice  Dewey,  (wid.  Rufus.) 

*  David  Clark. 
Jerusha  Clark,  (w.  David,)  d.  Aug.  24,  1800. 

*  John  Parmelee. 

*  Lucy  Parmelee  (w.  John.) 

*  Rebecca  Johnson,  (w.  Isaac,)  d.  March  27,  1S45. 
Ebenezer  Hill,  d.  March  i,  1S30. 
[Ruth]  Hill,  (w.  Ebenezer.) 
Azuba  Haling,  (w.  John.) 
James  Goff,  d.  Feb.  8,  1849. 

*  Mary  Goff,  (w.  James,)  d.  April  i,  1S51. 
Joanna  Alvord,  (wid.  Hewitt,)  m.  Stephen  Burnham. 
Huldah  Thomas,  (w.  William.) 

*  Sparrow  Smith. 

*  Eunice  Smith,  (w.  Sparrow.) 
Hoziel  Smith. 
Margery  Smith,  (w.  Hoziel.) 

*  Selah  Jackson. 

*  Anna  Jackson,  (w.  Selah.) 
Abner  Cole,  d.  Oct.  31,  1S25. 

*Lydia  Cole,  (w.  Abner.) 
Jerusha  Harding,  (w.  Ebenezer,  Jr.,)  L.  from  East  Hartford. 

Names  of  the  male  members  of  the  church  in  full  commu- 
nion, as  recorded  by  the  Rev.  Lemuel  Parsons,  February  10, 
1779: 

Seth  Alvord,  d.  March  17,  1802,  aged  87. 

Gideon  Arnold,  d.  Feb.  17,  1S07,  aged  72. 

Ezra  Ackley,  dis.  1800. 

Darius  ..Viams,  dis. 

Joshua  Bailey,  d.  .Sept.  i,  iSog,  aged  78. 

Othniel  Brainerd,  d.  Dec.  g,  1815,  aged  87. 


July 

1, 
7. 

17 

32. 

May 

~3i 
23- 
23, 
23. 
23, 
23, 

17 

S4. 

June 

6, 
27. 

Sept. 

16, 
16, 
16, 
16, 

Oct. 

10, 

17S4. 

May 

29, 

29, 

1785- 

Aug. 

27, 

17S6. 

May 

10, 
10, 

17S7. 

July 

15. 
29. 

June 

s, 

15, 

15, 

178S. 

July 

6, 
6, 

w 

Dec. 

21, 
21, 

.. 

Oct. 

II, 

17 

Sg. 

124 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


April 

IS,     177 

iS, 

23- 

June 

6, 

20,        " 

Sept. 

5> 

Oct. 

24, 

24. 

Nov. 

14. 

Jan. 

2,     17S 

Mar. 

5i 

19.        " 

April 

23, 

July 

2            *  * 

Samuel  Brown,  d.  Jan.  11,  1795,  aged  65. 

James  Bill,  d.  July  25,  1S23,  aged  87. 

Elijah  Cook,  d. 

Joshua  Cook,  d. 

John  Clark,  Jr.,  dis.  1809. 

Moses  Clark,  d.  Oct.  13,  1801,  aged  83. 

William  Clark,  d.  Sept.  26,  1812,  aged  gg. 

John  Clark,  d.  Aug.  8,  1809,  aged  g4. 

Moses  Cook,  d.  May  15,  1818,  aged  75. 

Moses  Cole,  d.  Aug.  3,  1S27. 

Zacheus  Cook,  d.  April  ig,  1812. 

Joseph  Caswell,  dis. 

Silas  Dunham,  dis. 

Abijah  Hall,  d.  Nov.  22,  17S7. 

Ebenezer  Hall,  d.  Feb.  23,  1803,  aged  71. 

Nathan  Harding,  d.  March  27,  iSoi,  aged  89. 

John  Hinckley,  d.  May  24,  181 1,  aged  S3. 

Daniel  Hill,  d.  Feb.  6,  1789. 

Dewey  Hall,  d.  May  30,  1S06,  aged  57. 

Samuel  Hodge,  d.  1804. 

John  Johnson,  d.  June  28,  1842,  aged  94. 

Isaac  Kneeland. 

Stephen  Knowlton,  e.x.  Oct.  i,  1795. 

Nehemiah  Lord. 

John  Markham,  d.  March  30,  1788. 

John  Norton,  d.  May  15,  iSoS. 

William  Norcutt,  d.  March  14,  18 10,  aged  go. 

Edward  Purple,  d.  July  22,  1794,  aged  4g. 

Bryan  Parmelee,  ex.  March  i,  1803.     Church  of  England. 

James  Rich. 

Ebenezer  Sears,  d.  Dec.  29,  1814,  aged  92. 

Isaac  Smith,  d.  July  29,  1802. 

Isaac  Smith,  Jr.,  d.  Oct.  28,  1S15. 

W'illiam  White,  d.  March  17,  1S23,  aged  So. 

Nathaniel  White,  P. 

[Abigail]  White,  P.,  (w.  Nathaniel.) 

.Sarah  Strowbridge,  i..,  (w.  Jonathan.) 

Mary  Bevin,  L.,  (w.  William,)  d.  July  5,  178S. 

Catharine  Parsons,  i,.,  (w.  Rev.  Lemuel,)  d.  April  9,  17S0. 

Elisabeth  Bailey,  L.,  dis.  iSio. 

David  Allen,  i'. 

[Elisabeth]  Allen  i'.,  (w.  David.) 

FJaniel  Clark,  i'.,  dis. 

Mary  Andrews,  p. 

.Samuel  Kilbourn,  p.,  dis. 

Israel  Whitcomb,  P. 

Sarah  Norcutt,  P.,  (m.  Eliakim  Ufford,)  dis. 

Rhuel  Alvord,  p.,  d.  March  27,  iSio,  aged  59. 


July 

2, 

Sept. 

3. 

3, 

Oct. 

s, 

8, 

Nov. 

12, 

12, 

26, 

Jan. 

14, 

Mav 

— , 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  I  25 

17S0.      Hannah  Alvord,  i'.,  (w.  Rhuel,)  dis.  1S25,  d.  Aug.  3,  1S30. 
David  Kneeland,  L.  from  Marlborough. 
"  Mercy  Kneeland,  L.  from  Marlborough,  (\v.  David.) 

"  Ebenezer  Bailey,  i'.,  d.  June  7,  182S. 

"  [Zilpha]  Bailey,  P.,  (\v.  Ebenezer,)  d.  Jan.  15,  1795. 

"  Nehemiah  Lord,  l.  from  Ellington. 

"  Lord,  L.  from  Ellington,  (\v.  Nehemiah.) 

"  Lydia  Clark,  p.,  (\v.  Daniel,)  dis. 

1781.      Faith  Parsons,  P.,  (\v.  Rev.  Lemuel,)  dis.  1796. 
Abel  Johnson,  L. 

— ,        "  Johnson,  L.,  (w.  Abel.) 

July      I,        "         Thomas  Ackley,  p.,  d.  Feb.  23,  1794,  aged  53. 
I,        "  [Sarah]  Ackley,  P.,  (w.  Thomas,)  dis.  1795. 

Elisabeth  Ackley,  p.,  dis.  iSiS. 

Lemuel  West,  L.  from  Ellington,  d.  June  iS,  1S25,  aged  78. 
[Desire]  West,  l.  from  Ellington,  (w.  Lemuel,)  d.  Apr. 26, 1828. 
Lucy  Kneeland,  i..  from  Marlborough,  (w.  Jesse,)  dis.  180S. 
Benjamin  Harding,  P.,  d.  Aug.  15,  1786. 
[Olive]  Harding,  p.,  (w.  Benjamin.) 
Sylvanus  Norcutt,  l.  from  Marlborough. 
Anna  Norcutt,  i..  from  Marlborough,  (w.  Sylvanus.) 
Margaret  Markham,  p.,  (w.  Nathaniel,)  d.  May  21,  1796. 
George  Cummings,  L.  from  East  Windsor,  d.  April  4,  1794, 

aged  62. 
Samuel  Fielding,  l.  from  Hebron. 
Samuel  Mott,  L.  from  Hartland,  d.  Feb.  26,  iSoi,  aged  66. 

Mott,  L.  from  Hartland,  (w.  Samuel.) 

Stephen  Clark,  p.,  d.  Oct.  3,  1S52. 
Reuben  Norcutt,  P.,  d.  March  28,  1830. 
Amos  Clark,  p.,  d.  March  20,  1843. 
Anna  Clark,  p.,  (\v.  Amos,)  d.  July  8,  1S35. 
Jesse  Kneeland,  p.,  dis.  1S08. 
Jonathan  Caswell,  p. 
David  Clark,  p.,  d.  Jan.  S,  1S39. 

ApoUos  Arnold,  p.,  dis.  to  West  Hartford,  d.  Nov.  10,  1S42. 
II,        "         Lucy  Arnold,  p.,  (vv.  Apollos,)  d.  March  22,  1S31. 
June    25,     1786.      Lydia  Smith,   l.   from   Sandisfield,    Mass.,   (w.    Dea.    Isaac,) 

d.  March  24,  1799. 
Aug.   20,        "  Joel  Wood,  l.  from  Cornwall,  dis.  1798. 

20,        "  Mercy  Wood,  l.  from  Cornwall,  (w.  Joel,)  dis.  1798. 

Sept.   17,        "  Isaac  Sears,  p.,  dis.  1798. 

17,        "  Grace  Sears,  P.,  (w.  Isaac,)  dis.  179S. 

Feb.    II,     1787.     Dinah  Markham,  P.,  (m.  Alworth,)  dis.  1802. 

April     I,        "  Synthia  Smith,  p.,  dis.  1810. 

Oct.     21,        "  Prudence  GolT,  ]'.,  (wid.  Benjamin,)  m.  Daniel  Smith,  d.  1817. 

Nov.   II,        "  Azubah  Young,  P.,  (w.  Elijah,)  dis.  1815. 

Mar.   30,     17S8.      Moses  West,  p.,  d.  May  19,  1794,  aged  75. 

30,        "  Olive  White,  p.,  (w.  Philip,)  d.  April  22,  1856,  aged  92. 


I, 

I, 

" 

I, 

" 

Dec. 

9, 

" 

July 

7, 

7,' 

14, 

14, 

1782. 

June 

22, 

1783- 

July 

13, 
13, 

,j 

Sept. 

7, 
7, 

" 

Nov. 

30, 

" 

June 

20, 

17S4. 

July 

II, 

w 

Oct. 

24, 
24, 

" 

July 

17, 

" 

Sept. 

II, 

" 

126  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

Feb.    22,  1789.  John  Parmelee,  1'.,  ex.  Jan.  28,  181S,  d.  June  28,  1823,  aged  62. 

22,        "  Lucy  Parmelee,  i'.,  (w.  John,)  d.  August,  1848, 

Aug.     2,        "  [Theda]  Sexton,   t.,    (w..  Samuel,)    ex.    March    15,    1806,    d. 

Jan.  22,  1831. 

Jan.       3,  1790.  Mary  Bavin,  L.  from  liaddam,  (\V.  William,)  d. 

Mar.     7,       "  Joseph  Buell,  i..  from  Glastonbury,  dis.  1789. 

7,        "  Hope  Buell,  1,.  from  Glastonbury,  (\v.  Joseph,)  dis.  1789. 

April     4,        "  Anne  Cornwell,  v.,  (\v.  Samuel.) 

June    12,        "  Sarah  Markham,  v.,  (w.  James,)  d.  1804. 

Aug.    15,        "  Hannah  Norcutt,  P.,  (m.  Nicholas  Ames,)  dis.  1808. 

e^*        ((?*        5(?* 

REV.  JOEL  WEST,  PASTOR,  1792-1826. 

Names  of  the  members  of   the  church  at  the  time  of   Mr. 
West's  ordination  not  found  on  Mr.  Parsons'  records: 

1792.  Orrin  Alvord,  dis.   181 1. 

"  Hannah  Alvord,  (\v.  Orrin,)  dis.  1811. 

"  Lebbeus  Hills,  dis.  1810. 

"  Mary  Hills,  (\v.  Lebbeus,)  dis.  1810. 

"  Jared  Parmelee,  dis.  1794. 

"  Susanna  Parmelee,  (w.  Jared,)  dis.  1794. 

"  Sarah  Ackley,  (w.  Ezra,)  dis.  1800. 

"  Lucy  Arnold,  (w.  Dea.  Gideon,)  d.  March  i,  1801,  aged  63. 

"  EHzabeth  Alvord,  (w.  Seth,)  d.  May  30,  1800,  aged  83. 

"  Elisabeth  Brown,  (w.  Samuel,)  d.  Nov.  30,  1812,  aged  80. 

"  Asenath  Bill,  (w.  Dea.  James,)  d.  Jan.  2,  i8ro,  aged  71. 

"  Jerusha  Brainerd,  (w.  Othniel,)  d.  Aug.  11,  1806,  aged  77. 

"  Sarah  Cole,  (w.  Ebenezer,  Jr.,)  d.  July  10,  181 1,  aged  74. 

"  Elisabeth  Cole,  (wid.  Ebenezer,)  d.  Feb.  19,  1794,  aged  85. 

"  Hannah  Cole,  (wid.  Moses,)  d.  March  16,  1798,  aged  88. 

"  Mary  Cole,  (w.  Moses,)  d.  March  18,  1813,  aged  64. 

"  Nabby  Carrier,  (wid.  Andrew,)  d.  Oct.  11,  1817,  aged  87. 

Elisabeth  Cook,  (w.  Dea.  Moses,)  d.  Oct.  8,  1808,  aged  64. 

"  Mary  Clark,  (w.  William,)  d.  P"eb.  18,  1797,  aged  76. 

"  Hannah  Clark,  (w.  Dea.  John,)  d.  1814. 

"  Mary  Clark,  (wid.  Aaron,)  d.  Oct.  3,  1802,  aged  73. 

"  Mercy  Carrier,  (wid.  Titus,)  d.  Aug.  5,  1819,  aged  74. 

"  Zilpha  Cunningham,    (wid.  Thomas,)  d.    Dec.  3,  1793,   aged 

81  years  9  months. 

"  Huldah  Harding,  (wid.  Ebenezer,)  d.  Jan.  26,  1819,  aged  78. 

"  Mindwell  Hills,  (wid.  John,)  d.  Nov.  30,  1815,  aged  83. 

"  Hannah  Hall,  (wid.  I^ewey,)  d.  Dec.  3,  1815,  aged  68. 

"  Azuba  Hinckley,  (w.  John,)  d.  Jan.  18,  1809,  aged  70. 

"  Rebecca  Knowlton,  (w.  Stephen,)  d.  Sept.  8,  1795. 

"  Mary  GofT,  (w.  Samuel,)  d.  Dec.  23,  1823,.  a'ged  84. 
Ede  Norton,  (w.  John,)  d.  Feb.  18,  1827. 


CONGREGATlONAIv  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


127 


1792. 


Dec. 

7, 

1792. 

Jan. 

27, 
27, 

1793- 

Mar. 

17, 
17, 
17, 

" 

Aug. 

18, 
18, 

,. 

.Sept. 

29. 
29- 
29. 

n 

Mar. 

9, 
9. 

1794. 

May 

4, 

July 

6, 
6, 

.. 

Aug. 

17, 
17, 
17, 
17, 

" 

Oct. 

4, 
4, 

1795. 

May 

20, 

1798. 

July 

15. 

" 

Oct. 

14, 
14, 
14, 

" 

Aug. 

13, 

1799. 

July 

20, 

1800. 

June 

25, 

I80I. 

June 

3, 

1803. 

June 

30, 

1805. 

Aug. 

18, 

" 

Oct. 

27, 

" 

Dec. 

I, 

" 

Eunice  Norton,  (wid.  Rev.  John,)  d.  May  27,  1796,  aged  83. 

Betsey  Norcutt,  (w.  William,)  d.  June  13,  1828. 

Mary  Purple,  (\v.  Edward,)  (m.  Stephen  Knowlton,)  d. 

Sarah   Parmelee,  (wid.  Jonathan,)  d.  Eeb.  14,  1794,  aged  86. 

Jerusha  Smith,  (w.  Dea.  Isaac,  Jr.,)  d.  July  11,  1836,  aged  91. 

Elisabeth  Sears,  (w.  Ebenezer,)  d.  July  4,  1797,  aged  63. 

Ruth  Sears,  (w.  Elkanah,)  d.  May  7,  1823,  aged  90. 

Elizabeth  White,  (w.  William,)  d.  1814. 

Bethia  Smith,  (w.  Ezra,)  d.  April  22,  1793. 

Eunice  Norton,  i'.,  d.  Oct.  12,  1845. 

Nathaniel  Clark,  i'.,  d.  Jan.  13,  1814,  aged  70. 

Dolle  Clark,  i'.,  (w.  Nathaniel,)  d.  March  11,  1S38,  aged  87. 

Selah  Jackson,  p.,  dis.  1795. 

Anna  Jackson,  i'.,  (w.  Selah,)  dis.  1795. 

Polly  Arnold,  P.,  d.  April  18,  1793,  aged  20. 

Hannah  Strong,  L.  from  Marlborough,  (w.  David,)  d.  Jan. 
24,  1808. 

Elisabeth  Cole,  p.,  (m.  Nathaniel  Pease,)  dis.  1813. 

Nathaniel  Mott,  P.,  d.  June  r,  [808,  aged  76. 

Agnes  Mott,  i'.,  (w.  Nathaniel,)  dis.  iSog. 

Lydia  Cole,  P.,  (w.  Abner,)  d.  Dec.  g,  1S04,  aged  44. 

Joshua  Bailey,  Jr.,  p.,  dis,  1807. 

Ruth  Bailey,  p.,  (w.  Joshua,  Jr.,)  dis.  1807. 

Lucy  Daily,  p.,  (w.  Joseph,)  dis.  1798. 

Clarissa  Bill,  P.,  (m.  Oliver  Bill),  dis.  1798. 

Achsa  Bill,  p.,  d.  May  3,  1812,  aged  35. 

Gillett  Hinckley,  p.,  dis.  1797.  * 

Hannah  Hinckley,  p.,  (w.  Gillett,)  dis.  1797. 

Ashbel  Woodbridge,  L.  from  East  Windsor,  dis.  1S05. 

Hannah  Woodbridge,  I,,  from  East  Windsor,  (w.  Ashbel,) 
dis.  1805. 

David  Sears,  p.,  d.  April  29,  1842. 

Lucy  Sears,  p.,  (w.  David,)  d.  1829. 

Phebe  Norcutt,  ]•.,  (w.  Ebenezer,)  d.  Dec.  29,  1798,  aged 
29  years  8  months 

Abigail  McCleve,  p.,  (m.  Joseph  Rich.) 

Ann  Shepherd,  L.  from  Chatham,  (w.  Thomas,)  dis.  1808. 

Sally  Alvord,  p.,  (w.  Seth,  Jr.,)  d.  Feb.  2,  1819,  aged  58. 

Hannah  Rogers,  P.,  (wid.  Timothy,)  (m.  Nathaniel  Mark- 
ham,)  d.  Nov.  29,  1853. 

Deborah  Hodge,  p.,  (w.  Samuel,)  d.  Sept.  16,  1799,  aged  73. 

Betsey  West,  p.,  (w.  Rev.  Joel,)  d.  .Sept.  26,  1853. 

Thankful  Ackley,  P.,  (w.  Stephen,)  d.  Sept.  9,  1813,  aged  76. 

Amasa  W^est,  P.,  d.  in  Wisconsin. 

Azuba  Smith,  p.,  (m.  Benj.  Cobb,)  d.  May  18,  1865,  aged  81. 

Betsey  Alvord,  p.,  (m.  William  Finley,)  dis.  1805. 

Joseph  Hall,  p.,  dis.  1808. 

Lucy  Alvord,  p.,  (w.  James  H.,)  dis.  1808,  d.  Sept.  11,  1850. 


128 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


Dec. 

I, 

1805. 

Sept. 

I , 

28, 

1806 

Oct. 

26, 

" 

April 

IS- 

1808. 

July 

17. 
17, 

" 

April 

16, 

180Q 

May 

7. 

" 

Oct. 

I, 
I, 

" 

May 

I , 

20, 
20, 

1810 

June 

3. 

" 

julv 

I, 

" 

Nov. 

17, 
17- 
17, 

iSii 

June 

28, 

1812. 

Oct. 

30, 
30, 

1813 

Sept. 

2S. 

25. 

1814 

Aug. 

30, 

1815 

Sept. 

17, 

" 

Oct. 

22, 
22, 

" 

June 

30, 
30, 

1816. 

May 

3, 

1818. 

July 

s, 

5, 

5, 

Sept. 

6, 
6, 
6, 
6, 
6, 
6, 
6, 

Oct. 

2S, 
25, 

Nov. 

I, 
I, 

Nancy  Arnold,  P.,  (m.  Joseph  Hall,)  dis.  1808. 

Nancy  Rogers,  ?.,  (m.  Diodate  B.  West,)  d.  July  5,  1855. 

Martha    Ackley,    i'.,    (wid.    Daniel,)    (m.    Gideon    Brainerd,) 

d.  Aug.  16,  1866. 
Martha  Richmond,  i,.,  from  Brookfield,  Mass.,  d.  18 14. 
Daniel  Johnson,  L.  from  Jamestown,  ex.  Feb.  5,  1813.    Baptist. 
Sally  Johnson,  i..  from  Jamestown,  (w.  Daniel, )d.  Sept. 9,1834. 
Joshua  Root,  i,.  from  Gilead,  dis.  ]8og. 
Sarah  Root,  L.  from  Gilead,  (w.  Joshua,)  dis.  1809. 
Philanda  Alvord,  P.,  (m.  Daniel  R.  Wolcott,)  dis.  181 1. 
Annis  Alvord,  L.  from  ist  ch.  Middletown,  dis.  1811. 
Hannah  Parmelee,  P.,  (w.  Timothy,)  d.  April  5,  18 14,  aged  43. 
Anna  Bevin,  p.,  (w.  Isaac,)  d.  June  19,  1850. 
Sally  Watrous,  i'.,  (wid.  John,)  d.  Jan.  3,  1866. 
Hannah  Strong,  (w.  David,)  I,,  from  Lyme,  d.  Nov.  II,  1835. 
Susanna  Strong,  p.,  (w.  Henry,)  d.  April  15,  1820,  aged  40. 
Philena  Harding,  p.,  (w.  Nathan,  Jr.,)  dis.  1814. 
Stephen  Knowlton,  restored  to  membership,  d.  Jan.  2g,  18 14. 
Gurdon  Fowler,  p.,  dis.  18 14. 
Anna  Fowler,  i'.,  (w.  Gurdon,)  dis.  1814. 
Ruth  Gates,  v.,  (w.  Nehemiah,)  d.  Aug.  18,  1S44. 
Mary  Mitchell,  l.  from  Westchester,  d. 
Isaac  Hinckley,  P.,  dis.  1815. 
Sally  Hinckley,  P.,  (w.  Isaac,)  dis.  1815. 
Joseph  Sage,  L.  from  Middletown,  d.  Feb.  20,  1818. 

Sage,  (w.  Joseph,)  l.  from  Middletown,  d. 

Lucy  Caswell,  P.,  (w.  Joseph.)     Removed  to  Exeter,  N.  Y. 

Artemas  Arnold,  P.,  d. 

Philena  Arnold,  P.,  (m.  Henry  Strong,)  d.  March  8,  1868. 

Polly  Arnold,  p. 

W^arren  A.  Skinner,  L.  from  Westchester,  d.  Jan.  4,  1862. 

Anna  .Skinner,  (w.  Warren  A.,)  i..  from  Westchester,  d.  Sept. 

18,  1879. 
Abigail  Welsh,  P.,  (w.  Constant,)  d.  Jan.  31,  1834,  aged  64. 
Sparrow  Smith,  i'.,  d.  July  14,  1842. 
Eunice  Smith,  p.,  (w.  Sparrow,)  d.  Feb.  11,  1850. 
Mehitable  Clark,  p.,  (w.  David,)  d.  Nov.  26,  1854. 
Lydia  Beebe,  p.,  (wid.  Comfort,)  d. 
Eleazer  Veazey,  Jr.,  p.,  d.  March  6,  1855. 
Elisabeth  Veazey,  P.,  (w.  Eleazer,  Jr.,)  d.  Jan.  6,  1861. 
Selden  Cook,  p.,  ex.  Dec.  11,  1823.      Methodist. 
Sally  Cook,  p.,  (w.  Selden,)  ex.  Dec.  11,  1823.     Methodist. 
Hannah  Alvord,  p.,  dis.  1825,  d.  Aug.  17,  1832.     Winsted. 
Betsey  Sears,  p.,  (m.  Harvey  Arnold,)  d.  Jan.  23,  1849. 
Rhoda  Sears,  P.,  (m.  Ezra  Ayres,  Greenwich,  Mass.,)  dis. 
Henry  Bush,  P.,  ex.  Jan.  i,  1841. 
Lydia  Bush,  p.,  (w.  Henry,)  d.  Oct.  16,  1844. 
Willard  Sears,  p.,  d.  Aug.  23,  183S. 
Betsey  Sears, -p.,  (w.  Willard,)  d.  Jan.  9,  1831. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


129 


Nov. 


Jan. 


Mar. 


April  25 
June  27 
July      4 


Sept.     5 


Oct. 

3, 

" 

Nov. 

7, 
7, 

" 

5, 

1S20 

May 

6, 

1821 

Nov. 

4, 

I8I8. 


I8I9. 


Benjamin  Ingraham,  P.     Removed  to  Ohio. 

Polly  Ingraham,  P.,  (w.  Benjamin.)     Removed  to  Ohio. 

Rachel  Bailey,  P.,  (wid.  Nathaniel,)  d.  Sept.  19,  1850. 

Titus  Carrier,  P.,  ex.  Dec.  11,  1823.     Methodist. 

Mehitable Carrier,  P.,  (w.  Titus,) ex.  Dec.  11, 1823.  Methodist. 

David  Buell,  p.,  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C,  d.  April  5,  1858. 

Lucy  Buell,  p.,  (w.  David,)  d.  May  18,  1853. 

MaryGoff,  p.,  (w.  James,)  dis.  April,  1840,  toch.  in  Burton,  O. 

Abigail  Niles,  p.,  (w.  Daniel,)  d.  Jan.  4,  1853. 

Lazarus  Watrous,  p.,  d.  March  14,  1850. 

Anna  Watrous,  p.,  (w.  Lazarus,)  d.  Oct.  7,  1874. 

Sally  Youngs,  P.,  (w.  Demas,)  dis.  1820. 

Eleanor  Higgins,  P.,  (w.  Oman,)  dis.  1823. 

Nathaniel  C.  Smith,  p.,  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C,  d.  Aug.  25, 

1888. 
Charlotte  Smith,   p.,  (w.  Nathaniel  C.,)   dis.   Sept.    5,    1856, 

U.C,  d.  July  12,  1862. 
Esther  Alvord,  P.,  dis.  1825,  d.  Aug.  28,  1835.     Winsted. 
Beulah  Alvord,  P.,   (m.  George  Clark,)  dis.  April  22,  1844. 

Granby. 
Abigail  Hall,  p.,  (w.  Jabez,)  ex.  Aug.  30,  1823. 
Prudence  Richmond,  p.,  (w.  Dr.  John,)  d.  March  11,  1822. 
Lucy  Watrous,  p.,  dis.  Sept.  28,  1856,  U.  C,  d.  Feb.  16,  1874. 
Sarah  Fielding,  P.,  (wid.  Timothy.) 

Rhoda  Edwards,  p.,  (w.  John,)  d.  March  23,  1S56,  aged  69. 
Phebe  Caswell,  P.,  d.  1822. 
Mary  Cook,  P.,  (m.  Lord  S.  Hills,)  d. 

Horace  Clark,  p.,  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C,  d.  Nov.  13,  1879. 
*=■  Diodate  B.  West,  p.,  d.  June  14,  1881. 
Lucy  Arnold,  2d,  p.,  (m.  Joshua  Strong,)  dis.  1822. 
Sabrina  Adeline  Markham,  P.,  (m.  Morris  P.  Baker,)  dis. 
Rebecca  Johnson,  p.,  (w.  Isaac,)  d.  March  27,  1845. 
Calvin  Hall,  Jr.,  p.,  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C,  d.  Jan.  23,  1881. 
Dolly  L.  Hall,  p.,  (w.  Calvin,  Jr.,)  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C, 

d.  July  13,  1880. 
Elijah  Norcutt,  p.,  dis.,  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C,  d.  Dec.  25,  1871. 
Emilia  Veazey,  P.,  (m.  Stephen  G.  Sears,)  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856, 

U.  C,  d.  April  3,  1879. 
EvelinaO.  West,  P.,dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C,  d.  April  20,  1889. 
Eunice  Sears,  P.,  (m.  Henry  Snow,)  dis.  March  8,  1835. 
Ehsabeth  Alvord,  p.,  (m.  Augustus  Gates,)  dis. 
Mar>'  Smith,  p.,  (w.  Michael,)  d.  Nov.  20,  1843. 
Achsa  Tubbs,  p.,  (m.  David  Hodge.)     Removed  to  Vermont. 
Talitha  West,  L.  from  Westchester,  (w.  Warren,)  dis.  Oct.  2, 

1836. 

*  Diodate  B.  West  was  one  of  the  petitioners  for  the  formation  of  the  Union  Con- 
gregational Church,  Sept.  5,  1856,  but  failing  to  comply  with  their  requirements  at  the 
time  of  its  organization,  he  maintained  an  irregular  standing  with  this  church  for 
some  years,  when  at  his  request,  by  a  vote  of  the  church,  so  much  of  the  petition  as 
related  to  him  was  rescinded,  and  he  was  restored  to  full  membership. 


Dec. 

14. 

1823. 

Mar. 

7, 

1824. 

Sept. 

5, 

" 

Oct. 

4, 

" 

May 

7, 

1826. 

July 

I, 
I, 
I, 

I, 
I, 

1827. 

130  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

May      I,     1822.      Elkanah  Ingraham,  L.  from  North  Lyme. 

I,        "  Mary  Ingraham,  L.  from  North  Lyme,  (w.  Elkanah,)  d.  June 

17,  1823. 
Orren  Bowers,  p.,  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C,  d.  Jan.  9,  1879. 
Esther  Judd,  L.  from  Coventry,  (w.  Thomas,)  d.  Jan.  10,  1846. 
John  C.  Robertson,  p.,  dis.  March  3,  1833. 
Charles  Smith,  L.  from  N.  S.  (?),  dis.  1826. 
Elisabeth  Barstow,  L.  from  Jewett  City,  dis.  April,  1853. 
Warren  West,  P.,  dis.  Oct.  2,  1836. 
Lucy  Strong,  p.,  (wid.  Ezra,)  d.  Dec.  26,  1859. 
Sarah  Clark,  p.,  (m.  Ephraim  Meech,)  dis.  1850,  d.  April  7, 

1877. 
Jerusha  Kellogg,  i..,  (w.  Alfred,)  d.  Nov.  6,  1828. 
Anna  Brown,  p.,  (wid.  Enos,)  d.  March  6,  1871. 

^*  Cj?*  t^> 

Rev.  Timothy  Stone,  Pastor. 

Aug.   — ,  1828.  Julia  Haling,  p.,  (w.  Isaac,)  d.  July  29,  1838. 

July       5,  1829.  Henry  Bailey,  p.,  dis. 

5,        "  Nabby  Markham,  p.,  (wid.  Nathaniel,)  d.  Aug.  6,  1880. 

5,       "  Betsey  West,  p.,  (m.  Justin  Dickinson,)  dis. 

26,       "  John  Hall,  p.,  d.  Aug.  19,  1829. 

Sept.  20,       "  Isaac  Bevin,  P.,  d.  May  8,  1870. 

20,        "  Jedediah  Barstow,  p.,  d.  April  5,  1846. 

20,        "  Cyprian   Hinckley,  P.,  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,   U.  C,   d.  Oct.  13, 

1864,  aged  86. 

20,        "  Lydia  Hinckley,  p.,  (w.  Cyprian,)  d.  Sept.  19,  1844. 

20,        "  Augustus  Adams,  p.,  dis.  June  9,  1834. 

20,       "  Amos  Clark,  Jr.,  p.,  d.  March  26,  1885. 

April    4,  1830.  Samuel  Kilbourn,  i..,  d.  Nov.  13,  1834. 

4,        "  Elisabeth  Kilbourn,  L.,  (w.  Samuel,)  d.  April  19,  1S33. 

4,       "  Lydia  Young,  P.,  (wid.  Simeon,)  d.  March  16,  1839. 

4,        "  Jerusha  Smith,  P.,  d.  May  18,  i860. 

Sept.     5,       "  Augustus  Gates,  p.,  dis.,  d.  Feb.  g,  1845. 

(^*  (^*         ^* 

Rev.  Samuel  Ives  Curtis,  Pastor. 

Jan.       I,     1833.     John  C.  A.  Strong,  p.,  d.  Sept.  26,  1870. 

I,       "         Deborah  L.  Strong,  p.,  (w.  John  C.  A.,)  dis.  1870,  d.  Aug. 
29,  1885. 

I,        "  Alice  S.  Bevin,  p.,   (m.    ist  Constant  Welsh,   2d  Samuel  B. 

Childs.) 
Mar.     3,       "         Rebecca  T.  Curtis,  (w.  Rev.  Samuel  I.,)  L.,  d.  March  25,  1842. 

3,        "         Silas  Smith,  L.,  d.  Sept.  30,  1839. 
Sept.  15,       "         Ephraim  T.  Barstow,  p.,  dis. 
Nov.     3,       "         Stephen  G.  Sears,  p.,  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C,  d,  Oct.  12,  1874. 

3,       "         Betsey  M.  S.  Clark,  p.,  (w.  Amos,  Jr.,)  d.  Aug.  6,  1887. 


ABNER  G.  BEVIN, 
i8io-i8q6. 


PHILO  BEVIN, 
1813-1893. 


AMIEL  ABELL, 
1808-1888. 


HIRAM  VEAZEY, 
1816-1889. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OP  EAST  HAMPTON.  I3I 

Nov.     3,     1833.     HarrietMarkham,  p.,  (w.  Timothy  R.,)dis.  Sept.  5, 1856,  U.C. 

3,        "  Sarah  S.  Bevin,  P.,  (w.  WiUiam,)  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C. 

3,       "         John  W.  B.  Smith,  p. 

3,        "         Delia  E.  Smith,  p.,  (w.  John  W.  B.,)  d.  Feb.  13,  1867. 

3,        "         Amiel  Abell,  P.,  d.  Oct.  6,  t888. 

3,       "         Mariette  Abell,  p.,  (w.  Amiel,)  d.  Oct.  4,  1888. 

3,       "         Warren  Veazey,  P.,  dis.  Sept.  5,  1836,  U.C,  d.  Dec.  10,  1880. 

3,       "         Betsey  L.  Veazey,  P.,  (w.  Warren,)  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C. 

3,       "         Samuel  Skinner,  P.,  d.  Oct.  16,  1895. 

3,       "         Titus  C.  Goff,  P.,  dis.  June  9,  1834,  to  Ohio. 

3,       "         Allen  C.  Clark,  p.,  dis.  May,  1849,  to  Bolton,  Conn. 

3,       "         Elisabeth  Wheeler,  p.,  dis. 

3,        "         Laura  Wheeler,  P.,  dis.  May,  1852.     Portland. 

3,       "         Anzolette  D.  Smith,  p.,  (m.  Philo  S.  Parsons,)  dis.  Sept.  5, 
1856,  U.  C,  d. 

3,        "         Charlotte  A.  Bush,  p.,  (m.  Zamon  Cady,)  name  stricken  from 
roll,  Feb.  28,  1851. 

3,        "  Catharine  C.  Markham,  P.,  (m.  Abner  G.  Bevin,)  d.  Sept.  Ii, 

1845. 

3,       "         Ruth  Ann  Skinner,  p.,  (m.  Ambrose  N.  Markham,)  d.  July 
22,  1892. 

3,       "         AdeHne  Bevin,  p.,  (m.  Samuel  B.  Childs,)  d.  April  2,  1876. 
May      3,     1835.     Alfred  Williams,  L.,  ex.  Aug.  15,  1855. 

3,        "  Silas  Hills,  L.,  d.  April  27,  1864. 

Mar.     6,     1836.     Dorcas  Shipman,  P.,   (wid.   Beriah  N.,)  dis.   Oct.  19,  1856, 
U.  C,  d.  July  16,  1872. 

6,        "  Sabrina  A.    Baker,   i,.,   (w.    Morris  P.,)  dis.   Sept.   18,   1856, 

U.  C,  d.  Feb.  21,  1887,  aged  84. 
Jan.       I,     1837.     Abner  G.  Bevin,  p.,  d.  July  25,  1896. 

I,       "         Edward  M.  Simpson,  p.,  dis.  March,  1848. 

I,       "         Rhoda  Roberts,  p.,  (w.  Harry,)  dis.  Jan.,  1855. 

I,        "         Harriet  Williams,  P.,  (w.  Alfred,)  d.  June  15,  1844. 

I,       "         Mary  Hills,  p.,  (w.  Silas,)  d.  April  16,  1884. 

I,       "         Electa  M.  Shipman,   p.,  (m.  Tillson  A.  Buell,)  dis.  Sept.  5, 
1856,  U.  C. 

I,       "         Cordelia  A.  Shipman,  p.,  (m.  Alphonzo  B.  Cone,)  d. 

I,       "         Matilda  M.  West,  P.,  (m.  Erastus  Day,)  dis.  Jan.  3,  1847. 

I,       "         Alice  A.  West,  p.,  d.  Oct.  29,  1841. 

I,        "         Amelia  Ann  Clark,  p.,  (m.  Chauncey  Bevin,)  d.  April  16,  1885. 
Nov.     5,       "         Esther  Scoville,  L.  from  Old  Lyme,  (w.  Isaac,)  dis.  June,  1853. 

t^*      ((9*      (^* 

REY.  RuFus  Smith,  pastor. 

Mar.   — ,     1839.     Cyrus  Goff,  p.,  d.  April  15,  1839. 

— ,       "         Laura  Goff,  P.,  (w.  Cyrus,)  dis.  Aug.,  1842,  (m.  William  R. 
Carpenter.) 

— ,        "  Lois  Barton,  P.,  (w.  Hiram,)  d.  Jan.  23,  1887. 

June   — ,        "  Abigail  Hall,  (w.  Jabez,)  restored,  d.  April  12,  1843. 


132 


CONGREGATIONAI,  CHURCH  OF  KAST  HAMPTON. 


Oct.  — 
Mar.  8 
April  — 


July      4 

4 

Sept.  — 


Nov. 

Mar. 

July    - 
July    - 


1839. 
1840. 


1841. 


1842. 


1843. 

1844. 
1845. 


Morris  P.  Baker,  r.,  d.  May  2,  1855. 

Florilla  Goff,  p.,  (w.  JosepU  N.,)  d.  Nov.  8,  1878. 

Augustus  Adams,  L.  from  Westchester,  d.  Dec.  30,  1S80. 

Rufus  Smith,  Jr.,  L.,  dis.  Jan.,  1843,  Yale  College,  d.  Oct. 
14,  1847. 

Clarissa  Smith,  l.,  (w.  Rev.  Rufus,)  dis.  April,  1847. 

Mary  Smith,  L.,  d.  April  14,  1847. 

Timothy  R.  Markham,  p.,  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C,  d.  Oct. 
30,  1883. 

Mary  Ann  West,  P.,  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C. 

Deborah  Haling,  L.  from  Gilead,  (m.  Aaron  Washburn,  Still- 
water, N.  Y.) 

David  Watson  Watrous,  r. 

Richard  S.  S.  Clark,  p.,  dis.  April,  1851. 

Laura  Ann  Skinner,  P.,  (w.  Samuel.) 

Sarah  E.  Watrous,  P.,  (m.  Alex.  N.  Niles,)  d.  May  25,  1897. 

Philo  Bevin,  p.,  d.  Sept.  5,  1893. 

Fidelia  A.  Bevin,  p.,  (w.  Philo,)  d.  May  14,  1861. 

Alphonso  B.  Cone,  p.,  d.  Aug.,  1859. 

Maria  Niles,  p.,  (w.  Dan.  B.,)  d.  Aug.  7,  1890,  aged  89. 

Betsey  E.  Sears,  L.,  dis.  March,  1855,  to  Marlborough,  d. 


Frances   M.  Clark,   L. 
dis.  May,  1849. 


from  East   Haddam,  (w.  Allen  C.,) 


t^*  ((?*         (^* 


Rev.  William  Russell,  Pastor. 

Jan.      4,     1846.     Elizabeth   Gates,    i..    from    New   London,    (wid.    Augustus,) 

(m.  Orrin  H.  Lee,)  dis.  to  Granby,  Nov.  4,  1853. 
May      3,       "         Noah  S.  Markham,  p.,  dis.  June  23,  1861,  to  Glastonbur}^ 

3,        "         Hiram  Veazey,  p.,  d.  Nov.  23,  1889. 

3,       "         Belinda  Veazey,  p.,  (w.  Hiram,)  d.  March  7,  1899. 

3,       "         Amy  Clark,  P.,  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C,  d.  Jan.  i,  1881. 

3,       "         Juha  Ann  Clark,  P.,  (m.  ist  James  F.  Jones,  2d  Simeon  P. 
Hurlbut,)  dis. 

3,       "         Amanda  M.  Clark,  p.,  (w.  Alonzo.) 

3,       "         Amelia  Melissa  Hall,  P.,  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C. 

3,        "         EmelineM.  HaU,  p.,(m.  O.  C.  West,)dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.C. 
July      5,       "         Minories  Watrous,  P.,  d.  Jan.  22,  1882. 

5,       "         Emilia  A.  Watrous,  P.,  (w.  Minories.) 

5,       "         Gurdon  W.  Goodrich,  p. 

5,       "         Roxanna  M.  Goodrich,  p.,  (w.  Gurdon  W.) 

5,       "         Harriet  R.  Richmond,  P.,  dis.  Aug.,  1855. 

5,       "         Jane  E.  Niles,  P.,  d.  Jan.  29,  1851. 

5,       "         Julianne  B.  West,  P. 

5,       "         Ann  Alvord,  P.,  (m.  Noah  S.  Markham,)  dis.  June  23,  1861, 
to  Glastonbury. 

5,       "         RosephaAnn  West,  P.,  (m.  Henry  B.  Doane,)  dis.  Sept. 5, 1856. 

5,       "         Cornelia  N.  Smith,  p.,  (m.  D.  Watson  Watrous,)  d.  June  13, 
1866. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  1 33 

July      5,  1846.  Jane  E.  Barstow,  P.,  dis.  April,  1853. 

Sept.  27,        "  Annette  Watrous,  P.,  (m.  Wm.  E.  Barton,)  d.  Mar.  11,  1863. 

27,       "  Rosanna  Skinner,  P.,  (m.  Horatio  D.  Chapman),  dis.  1854. 

Oct.    30,        "  Eleanor  Wells,  L.,  (w.  Asa,)  d.  Jan.,  1849. 

Nov.     I,       "  Mary  Adeline  Williams,  p.,  (w.  Alfred,)  dis.  Jan.  17,  1864. 

1,  "  Mary  Elisabeth  Norton  Clark,   p.,   (m.  Reuben  Payne,)  dis. 

June,  1853. 
April  30,     1S47.     Sarah  E.  Russell,  L.,  (w.  Rev.  William,)  dis.  Aug.  3,  1S56. 
May      2,        "         Charles  F.  Rich,  L.,  dis.  Jan.,  1855. 

2,  "         Julia  A.  Rich,  L.,  (w.  Charles  F.,)  dis.  Jan.,  1S55. 
Sept.  — ,     1848.     Agnes  Wier,  i..,  (w.  ,)  dis.  May,  1850. 

— ,        "  Dorothy  Purple,  i..,  (w.  Nathaniel,)  d.  Sept.  20,  1879. 

Jan.    28,     1849.     Laura  Bevin,  I.,   from  Westchester,  (w.  Abner  G.,)  d.  Sept. 

II,  189S. 
July       I,        "  Alonzo  Clark,  P.,  d.  Dec.  16,  1896. 

May   — ,     1850.     Joseph  Russell,  l.,  dis.  Aug.,  1855. 

May     4,     1851.     Elijah    Ransom,    i..    from   Colchester,    dis.    April    i,    1852. 
Colchester. 
4,       "         Sophia  E.  Ransom,  l.  from  Colchester,  (w.  Elijah,)  dis.  April 

I,  1852.     Colchester. 
4,       "         Mary  E.  Sears,  P.,  dis.  Sept.  5,  1856,  U.  C. 
July      6,       "         Helen  M.  Smith,  p.,  (w.  Henry  S.,)  d.  Aug.  14,  1896. 

6,       "         Eliza  C.  Staplins,  p.,  dis.  April  i,  1852.     Colchester. 
Oct.       3,     1852.     John  W.  Skinner,  L.  from  East  Haddam,  dis. 

3,  "         Hannah  A.  Skinner,  L.  from  East  Haddam,  (w.  John  W. ,)  dis. 
Sept.     I,     1853.     Frances  A.   Strong,  (w.  David,)  L.  from  Middle  Haddam, 

d.  March  22,  1856. 
Nov.     4,       "         Richard  S.  S.  Clark,  l.  from  North  Ch.,  New  Haven,  dis. 
Sept.  6,  1874,  to  Mt.  Carmel. 

4,  "         Elisabeth  Strong  Clark,  (w.  Richard  S.  S.,)  i..  from  Bolton, 

dis.  Sept.  6,  1874,  to  Mt.  Carmel. 
Jan.       5,     1855.     Allen  C.  Clark,  i..  from  Bolton. 

5,  "         Frances  M.  Clark,  (w.  Allen  C.,)  i..  from  Bolton,  d.  April  5, 

1897. 
_     _^       "    (?)  Rachel  Holbrook,  (wid.  Chester,)  u  from  Bolton,  dis.  May 
4,  1876,  to  Mt.  Carmel. 
July       2,        "  Clarine  A.  Skinner,  p.,  (w.  Henry.) 

2,       "         Rebecca  A.  Clark,  P.,  d.  Feb.  7,  1893. 

2,       "         Alice  A.  West,  P.,  (m.  Don  Carlos  Carpenter.) 

2,       "         Mar>'    Matilda    Sears,    p.,    (m.    ist   Gold,    2d   John 

Hanchett,)  d.  Dec.  22,  1875. 

f^  t^  ^* 

REV.  L.  H.  PEASE,  ACTING  PASTOR. 

Feb.    24,     1856.      Isaac  A.  Bevin,  i,.  from  East  Haddam,  d.  Sept.  28,  1883. 

24,        "  Huldah  Ann  Bevin,   L.   from  East   Haddam,  (w.  Isaac  A.,) 

d.  May  9,  1877. 
Dec.      7,        "  Chauncey  Bevin,  P.,  d.  Aug.  10,  1884. 


134  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

Dec.      7,  1856.  David  Strong,  p.,  dis.  July  12,  1868.     Winsted. 

7,  "  Henry  Emerson  Niles,  p. 

7,  "  Lyman  F.  Skinner,  p.,  dis.  Dec.  25,  1870.     Meriden. 

7,  "  Diantha  Carpenter,  L.  from  M.  E.  Ch.,  (wid.  Anson,)  d.  Nov. 
9.  1873. 

July    19,  1857.  Festus  E.  Adams,  p.,  d.  Oct.  30,  1890. 

ig,  "  Eunice  G.  Adams,  p.,  (w.  Festus  E.) 

ig,  "  Alexander  N.  Niles,  p. 

19,  "  William  E.  Barton,  P.,  d.  Feb.  g,  i8g5. 

19,  "  Warren  Skinner,  p.,  d.  Aug.  17,  1872. 

19,  "  James  M.  Moore,  p.,  dis.  June  23,  1861.     Broad  Brook. 

19,        "  Joel  West  Smith,  P. 

ig,        "  Irvin  H.  Abell,  p. 

19,        "  Mary  J.  Watrous,  P. 

19,       "  Mary  Purple,   p.,  dis.  to  Middle  Haddam,  April  23,   1882, 

d.  Oct.  18,  1888. 

ig,       "  Catharine  Rich,  p.,  (w.  Denison  A.) 

ig,        "  Josephine  Barton,  p.,  (w.  Henry  V.) 

19,        "  Marion  M.   Markham,   p.,   (m.  John  P.  Purple,)  d.  Dec.  18, 

1863. 

19,        "  Anna  Rich,  p. 

ig,       "  Jane  Bevin,  p. 

ig,       "  Lavinia  Bevin,  p.,  (m.  ist  J.  B.  White,  2d  D.  C.  Norcutt.) 

ig,       "  Lavinia  Snow,  p.,  (m.  Rufus  D.  Clark,)  d.  May  6,  1863. 

19,       "  Charity  Adams,  p.,  (w.  Augustus,)  d.  Dec,  27,  1877. 

ig,       "  Louisa  M.  Adams,  p.,  d.  Aug.  27,  1893. 

Sept.     6,       "  Timothy  D.  Goff,  p.,  d.  June  12,  1886. 

6,       "  Evelina  M.  Goff,  p.,  (w.  Timothy  D.,)  d.  May  6,  1887. 

6,       "  Sarah  E.  Goff,  p. 

6,        "  Lucy  A.  Goff,  v. 

6,       "  Mandana  Moore,  p.,  (w.  James  M.,)  dis.  June  23,  1861. 

6,        "  Philanda  E.  Markham,  p. 

6,       "  Sophia  Bailey,  p.,  d.  Dec.  20,  1879. 

6,        "  Mary  Emeline  Hills,  i'.,  (m.  Albert  Parks.) 

6,       "  Eleanor  Melissa  Hills,  p.,  (m.  Legrand  S.  Carpenter.) 

—  — ,  — ,   (?)  William  Dickson,  l.   from  Glasgow,  Scotland,  d.   Dec.   13, 

1885. 

—  — ,     — ,  (?)  Jane  Dickson,  l.   from  Glasgow,  Scotland,  (w.  William,)  d. 

Feb.  18,  1883. 

—  — ,     — ,   (?)  Ellen  Dickson,  L.  from  Glasgow,  Scotland,  dis.  March  20, 

1859,  to  Middletown. 
Jan.      3,     1858.     Jerome  L.  Alvord,  p.,  d.  July  14,  1871. 
3,        "         Emily  V.  Alvord,  P.,  (w.  Jerome  L.) 
3,        "         Sarah  Skinner,  p.,  (w.  Warren.) 

3,       "         Hannah  Markham,  p.,  (w.  Alexander  H.,)  d.  Jan.  9,  1881. 
July    — ,        "  Jared  C.  Kellogg,  L.  from  Hebron,  d.  Nov.  4,  1891. 

— ,       "         Frances  M.  Kellogg,  L.  from  Hebron,  (w.  Jared  C.,)  d.  Dec. 
25,  iSgi. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  1 35 

REV.  H.  A.  RUSSELL,  PASTOR. 

May      6,     i860.     Lorenzo  Dow  Rich,  p. 

6,       "         Don  Carlos  Carpenter,  p.,  d.  Dec.  5,  1880. 

6,       "         Abner  A.  Bevin,  p. 

6,       "         Leander  A.  Bevin,  p. 

6,       "         Lucius  H.  Goff,  p. 

6,       "         Clark  O.  Sears,  P.,  d.  Jan.  31,  iSgr. 

6,       "         Charlotte  Josephine  Sears,  p..  (w.  Clark  0.,)d.  July  10,  1899. 

6,       "         Rufus  D.  Clark,  p.,  d.  March  22,  1S69. 

6,       "         Henry  Snow,  P. 

6,       "         Legrand  S.  Carpenter,  p. 

6,        "         Lavina  A.  Ackly,  p.,  d.  Jan.  30,  1881. 

6,       "         Ann  Augusta  Markham,  p.,  (m.  John  M.  Starr.) 

6,       "         Jane  Elizabeth  Calef,  P.,  d. 

6,       "         Martha  Geraldine  Roberts,  P. 

6,       "         Hattie  West  (Barton),  p.,  (m.  Henry  T.  A.  Freeman,)  dis. 

Dec.  29,  1867. 
6,       "         Caroline  Tilden  Carpenter,   P.,    (m.   ist  William  P.  Waite, 

2d  George  F.  Jones.) 
6,        "         Eunice  Snow,   i..  from  Wyoming,  N.  Y.,  (wid.  Henry,)  d. 

Jan.  9,  1875. 
6,       "         Sarah  S.  Russell,  i..  from  Falls  Village,  (w.  Rev.  Henry  A.,) 
dis.  Aug.  I,  1865. 
July      I,       "         William  Henry  Bevin,  p. 
I,       "         Herman  Elijah  Rich.  p. 

I,       "         Maria  G.  Strong,  p.,  (w.  David,)  d.  Feb.  2,  1865. 
I,        "         Martha  Rich,  p.,  (wid.  Amos.) 
I,       "         Agnes  Dickson,  p.,  (m.  Aaron  F.  Beebe.) 
I,       "         Ann  Eliza  Strong,  p.,  (w.  Nathaniel.) 
Nov.     4,       "         John  Watrous  Barton,  p.,  d.  Oct.  9,  1867. 
♦  4,       "         Victoria  Gates  Barton,  r.,  (w.  John  W.,)  (m.  Geo.  H.  Buck- 

land,)  dis.  Jan.  3,  1868. 
4,       "         Leverett  Samuel  Sexton,  p.,  d.  Feb.  2,  1865. 
4,       "         Matilda  A.  Sexton,  p.,  (w.  Leverett  S..)  d.  July  2,  1885. 
Aug.   18,     1861.     Amy  Fuller,  L.  from  M.  E.  Ch.,  Haddam  Neck,  (wid.  Syl- 
vester,) dis.  Oct.  7,  1866. 
Feb.      2,     1862.     Louise  D.  Root,  L.  from  Marlborough,  (m.  Prentice  B.  .Skin- 
ner,) d  Nov.  3,  1876. 
July    20,        "         John  C.  Shepard.  L.  from  Westchester,  d.  Nov.  27,  1897. 

20,       "         iSIary  A.  Shepard,  i..  from  Westchester,  (w.  John  C.) 
Jan.      4,     1863.     Cushman  A.  Sears,  M.  D.,  p.,  dis.  July  21,  1867.     Portland. 
4.       "         Evelyn  H.  (Lay)  Sears,  (w.  Cushman  A.,)  l.  from  Old  Lyme, 
dis.  July  21,  1867.      Portland. 
June  14,        "         Clark  Strong,  L.  from  Fulton, Mo.,  dis.  May  5,1867.    Winsted. 
14,        "         Juliette  Strong,  L.  from  Fulton,  Mo.,  (w.  Clark,)  dis.  May  5, 
1867.     Winsted. 
Jan.      4,     1864.     Abby  L.  Markham,  p.,  (w.  F.  George.)  dis.  June  14,  1867. 

4,        "         Nancy  M.  Skinner,  P.,  (w.  Lyman  F..)  d.  Nov.  16,  1864. 
May    15,       "         Jane  C.  Bevin,  L.  from  Westchester,  (w.  Philo.) 


136  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

Rev.  G.  D.  Pike,  Acting  Pastor. 

—  — ,     1865.     Mary  Elizabeth  Purple,  L.  from  E.  Haddam,  (w.  John  P.,) 

dis.  April  23,  1882,  to  M.  Haddam. 

—  — ,     1866.     Eleanor  Niles,  p.,  (\v.  Henry  E.,)  d.  March  9,  1895. 

—  — ,        "         Celena  Rose,  r.,  (m.  Henry  Snow.) 

—  — ,       "         Helen  Dickson,  l.,  dis.  to  Cromwell. 

—  — ,        "         Catharine  Dickson,  L.,  dis.  Nov.  4,  1866,  to  Glasgow,  Scot- 

land. 
May      6,       "         Samuel  B.  Childs,  p.,  d.  April  13,  1892. 
6,       "         Nelson  Flood,  p.,  d.  May  11,  1877. 
6,        "         Henry  Skinner,  P.,  d.  April  14,  1892. 
6,       "         Henry  S.  Smith,  P. 
6,       "         Hubert  E.  Carpenter,  p. 
6,       "         Anna  Carpenter,  p.,  (w.  Hubert  E.) 
6,       "         Josephine  W.  Abell,  p.,  (w.  Irvin  H.) 
6,       "         Stella  Niles, Smith,  p.,  (ra.  John  W.  Leslie.) 
6,       "         Ella  Kellogg,  p.,  (m.  ist  William  H.  Keney,  2d  Charles  H. 

Bullard,)  dis.  Jan.  9,  1887. 
6,       "         Louisa  L.  Kellogg,  p.,  (m.  Frederick  A.  Lillie.) 
6,       "         Dan.  B,  Niles,  p.,  d.  April  26,  1878. 
6,       "         Mary  E.  Morgan,  p.,  d.  June  14,  1888. 
6,       "         Ruth  A.  Carpenter,  p.,  (m.  Martin  L.  Roberts,)  dis.  June  9, 

1S78,  to  Howard  Ave.  Ch.,  New  Haven. 
6,       "         Alexander  E.  Ingraham,  p.,  dis.  to  Guilford,  July  12,  1868. 
6,       "         Ozmer  C.   Hills,  p.,  dis.  to  Colorado  Springs,   Col.,   Aug., 

1880. 
July      I,       "         Abby  T.  Shepard,  p.,  (m.  James  Dickson.) 

I,       "         Abby  J.  Morgan,  p.,  (m.  Waldo  J.  Gates,)  dis.  to  Higganura. 

I,       "         Maggie  Dickson,  p.,  (m.  Nelson  Flood,)  d.  Aug.  8,  1881. 

I,       "         Maria  L.  Morgan,  p.,   (m.  Norman  W.  Spencer,)  dis.  June, 

18.  1876.     Haddam. 
I,       "         Mary  F.  Goff,  p.,  (w.  Lucius  H.) 
I,       "         D.  Hawley  Skinner,  p.,  d.  June  2,  1888. 
I,       "         Gwinnett  Carpenter,  p. 
I,       "         Henry  T.  Sellew,  p. 
I,       "         Gertrude  A.  Smith,  p.,  (m.  Alfred  I.  Kellogg,)  dis.  Oct.  16, 

1870.     Chippewa  Falls,  Wis. 
I,        "         S.  Jane  Strong,  p.,  (w.  James  H.) 
I,       "         Amelia  C.  Demay,  P.,  (w.  Stephen  R.,)  dis.  April  16,  1876. 

Cromwell. 
I,        "         Julia    B.   Starr,    P.,    (m.  Asa   Brooks,)   dis.   Dec.  25,   1870. 

E.  Haddam. 
I,       "         Chauncey  G.  Bevin,  p. 
Sept.     I,       "         Horatio  D.  Chapman,  l.  from  East  Haddam. 

I,        "  Rosanna  Chapman,  L.  from  East  Haddam,  (w.  Horatio  D.,) 

d.  Sept.  24,  1899. 
May      5,     1867.     Eliza  Dutton,  p.,  (m.  Andrew  Flood.) 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  HAST  HAMPTON. 


137 


REV.  G.  W.  Andrews,  Pastor. 

May      3,     1868.     George  W.  Goff,  p. 

3,        "  Stephen  R.  Demay,  P.,  dis.  April  16,  1876.      Cromwell. 

3,       "         M.  Adelaide  Day,  p.,  (w.  Roderic,)  d.  May  10,  1897. 
3,        "  Lavina  M.  Markham,  P.,  (w.  E.  Erskine,)  dis. 

3,       "         Emma  N.  Payne,  P.,  (m.  Demas  W.  Cornwell,)  dis.  Feb.  29, 
1876.      Portland. 
Florence  A.  Smith,  p.,  (m.  Newman  E.  Sears,)  dis.  Jan.  18, 

1885. 
Ida  V.  Shepard,  p.,  (m.  Lewis  H.  Markham,)  dis.  Feb.  17, 

1895.      Natick,  Mass. 
Nettie  A.  Watrous,  p.,  (m.  George  M.  Starr,)  d.  July  31,  1883. 
Mary  E.  Riley,  p. 
Rev.  George  W.  Andrews,  L.,  from  Bloomfield,  Ohio,  dis. 

Nov.  3,  1872.      Montgomery,  Ala. 
Harriet  W.  Andrews,  (w.  Rev.  George  W.,)  L.  from  Bloom- 
field,  Ohio,  dis.  Nov.  3,  1872.      Montgomery,  Ala. 
Alfred  I.  Kellogg,  p.,  dis.  Oct.  16, 1870.    Chippewa  Falls,  Wis. 
Jane  C.  A.  Rich,  p.,  (w.  Lorenzo  D.) 
Mary  Ann  Cone,  L.  from  Colchester,  (w.  D.  Porter.) 
Feb.    — ,        "         E.  Morgan  Norcutt,  l.  from  U.  C,  dis.  to  Coventry. 
May      2,       "         Jane   M.  Watrous,  L.   from   ist  Ch.,    E.    Haddam,    (w.    D. 

Watson.) 
June  — ,       "         Bartlett  S.  Daniels,  L.  from  M.  H.,  d.  April  25,  1878. 

Florilla  Daniels,  L.  from  M.  H. ,  (w. Bartlett  S. ,)d.  Aug.  2, 1880. 
July    — ,        "         Laura  P.  Noetling,  p.,  (w.  William  F.  G.,  M.  D.) 

Jennette  C.  Trowbridge,  p.,  (w.  John  G.,)dis.     Westchester. 


Nov.      I, 


^*  ^*  ^* 

Rev.  B.  a.  Smith,  Acting  Pastor. 

Dec,    25,     1870.     Walter  C.  Clark,   L.  from  Ottawa,  Ont.,   dis.  Jan.  20,  1878. 

M.  E.  Ch. 

25,       "         Eliza  M.  Clark,  (w.  Walter  C.,)  l.   from  Ottawa,  Ont.,  d. 

Dec.  23,  1877. 

Nov.     5,     1871.     Rev.  Burritt  A.  Smith,  L.,  dis.  June  16,  1876,  d.  June  16, 1899. 

5,       "         Ellen  M.  R.  Smith,  L.,  (w.  Rev.  Burritt  A.,)  dis.  June  i6, 1676. 

Worcester,  Mass. 
5,       "         Anna  M.  C.  Smith,  L.,  (m.  Fredk.  P.  Barnard,)  dis.  April  24, 
1881. 

5^*  5^*  (^* 


Rev.  Joel  S.  Ives,  Pastor. 

July     12,  1874.  John  M.  Starr,  p. 

12,  "  Howard  N.  Smith,  p.,  dis.  Dec.  20,  1886. 

12,  "  Kate  L.  Rich,  p.,  (w.  Herman  E.) 

12,        "  Elisabeth  B.  Sellew,  p.,  (w.  Henry  T.) 


138  CONGREGATIONAI.  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

July     12,    1874.      Lucy  C.  Strong,  v.,  (m.  Chauncey  G.  Bevin.) 
12,        "  Salome  G.  Strong,  v. 

12,        "         Anna  M.  Barton,  p. 
12,       "         Grace  M.  Smith,  p. 

12,       "         Kate  J.  Dickson,  p.,  (m.  Amasa  R.  Darling.) 
12,        "  Elizabeth  C.  Chapman,  p.,  (m.  Thomas  S.  Brown.) 

12,        "  Anna  S.  Chapman,  P.,  (ni.  Ferdinand  W.  Allis,)  dis.  Feb.  15, 

1889. 
12,        "  Nellie  M.  Day,  p.,  (m.  James  A.  Forbes.) 

12,       "         Lizzie  Jane  Niles,  P., (m.  Eugene  T.  Goodrich,)  d.  May  7,1883. 
12,       "         Anna  M.  Bevin.  p.,  (m.  Henry  C.  Wadsworth.) 
12,       "         Anna  J.  Johnson,  i'.,  dis.  June  13,  1S80.     Davisville,  Cal. 
12,       "         Marilla  C.  West,  p. 

12,        "  Maria  L.  Jackson,  p.,  dis.  Nov.  20,  1885.     Savannah,  Ga. 

12,       "         Irene  M.  Skinner,  i'. 

12,        "         Meda  A.  Lewis,  p.,  (m.  Abbott  W.  Arnold,)  d.  May  5,  1896. 
12,       "         Sophia  B.  Cone,  p.,  (m.  Hiram  V.  Childs.) 
12,       "         Imogene  C.  Skinner,  l.  from  Glastonbury,  (w.  D.  Hawley.) 
Jan.      3,     1875.     Rev.  Joel  Stone  Ives,  L.  from  Castine,  Me.,  dis.  Dec.  9,  1883. 
3,       "         Emma  S.  Ives,  (w.  Rev.  Joel  S.,)  L.  from  Meriden,  dis.T)ec. 
9.  1883. 
Nov.     7,       "         Samuel  T.  Rodman,  L.  from  Baptist  Ch.,  Moosup. 
7,        "  Jennie  C.  Rodman,  p.,  (w.  Samuel  T.) 

7,       "         Jennie  A.  Andrews,  L.  from  vSouth  Glastonbury,  (wid.  Arthur,) 
(m.  Amasa  D.  Kellogg,)  dis.  Nov.  6,  1878,  to  Cobalt. 
May      7,     1876.     Julia  E.  Haling,  p.,  (m.  ist  Lorin  F.  Morgan,  2d  Charles 
Barber.) 
"         Mary  Jane  Haling,  p. 
"         Annie  E.  Strong,  p.,  (m.  Judson  J.  Meigs,)  dis.  Dec.  14, 1890. 

1877.  Martin  L.  Roberts,  p.,  dis.  June  9,  1878,  to  Howard  Ave. 
Ch.,  New  Haven. 

"         Samuel  Kirby,  P.,  dis.  Dec.  23,  1887,  to  Middletown. 
"         Mary  L.  Parks,  P.,  (m.  Edwin  P.  Kneeland,)  dis.  March  5, 
1S82,  to  Exeter. 
Mary  C.  Buell,  P.,  dis.  Dec.  4,  1S81,  to  Bap.  Ch.,  Plantsville. 
Belle  Sellew,   p.,  (m.  Dan.  B.  Niles,)  dis.  Feb.  15,  1889,  to 
4th  Ch.,  Hartford. 

1878.  George  Royal,  M.  D.,  p.,  dis.  April  16,  1882,  to  Rockville. 
Albert  W.  Sexton,  p. 

"  Clayton  L.  Smith,  p. 

"  Wilbur  F.  Starr,  p. 

"  Gertrude  E.  Barton,  p.,  d.  Oct.  27,  1S81. 

"  Annette  Barton,  p.,  (m.  Newton  N.  Hills.) 

"  Mary  Grace  Markham,  p. 

"  Mary  E.  Sears,  p.,  (m.  Clayton  L.  Smith.) 

"  Emily  H.  Skinner,  p.,  (m.  George  B.  Lord.) 

"  Annie  Davis  Kirby,  (w.  Samuel,)  L.,  dis.  Dec.  23,  1S87. 
Ellen  M.  Starr,  (w.  Wilbur  F.,)  L.  from  New  Haven. 


7, 

7> 

Mar. 

4, 

4. 

4, 

4. 

4, 

Jan. 

6, 

6, 

6, 

6, 

6, 

6, 

6, 

6, 

6, 

Mar. 

3. 

June 

g, 

CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  1 39 

Anna  M.  Bevin,  p.,  (w.  C.  Clark.) 

Chauncey  Clark  Bevin,  p. 

Mary  O.  Markham,  p.,  (w.  Daniel  N.) 

Harriet  E.  Markham,  v..  (m.  George  Peck.) 

Sarah  E.  Markham,  v. 

Ida  Josephine  Sears,  v.,  d.  Nov.  15,  1892. 

Lizzie  Adelaide  Sears,  p.,  d.  June  2S,  1S86. 

Hattie  Rose  Skinner,  p.,  (m.  Arthur  M.  Parks.) 

Edith  Delia  Smith,  p. ,  (m.  Geo.  S.  Stanton,)  dis.  Feb.  24,  1 895. 

Laura  A.  A.  Chapman,  p.,  (m.  Jonathan  W.  Williams,)  dis. 
Mar.  25,  1892.     Colchester. 

Carrie  Veazey  Sears,  p.,  (m.  \Vm.  B.  Hills,)  dis.  Dec.  29,  1892. 

Frank  G.  Steadman,  L.  from  V .  C. 

Dolly  Steadman,  p.,  (\v.  Frank  G.) 

Julia  C.  Smith,   (wid.  William   E.,)   L.   from   Bridgeport,   d. 
Oct.  8,  1S86. 

Sarah  O.  Sellew,  p.,  b.  Jan.  20,  1801,  d.  June  4,  1880. 

Mary  E.  Arthur,  L.  from  Episcopal  Ch.,  M.  H.,  (m.  William 
N.  Markham.) 

John  S.  Hall,  L.  from  U.  E.  Ch.,  (Marysville,  Mo.,)  1899. 

Chauncey  B.  West,  l.  from  Marlborough,  d.  Aug.  28,  1893. 

Mahala  West,  (w.  Chauncey  B.,)  L.  from  Marlborough. 

Euphrasia  West,  (wid.  Edmund,)  L.  from  Marlborough. 

Daniel  Brooks,  L.  from  U.  C,  d.  March  24,  1888,  aged  90. 

Clarissa  Brooks,  (w.  Daniel,)  L.  from  U.  C,  d.  Oct.  18,  1899. 

William  L  Brooks,  L.  from  U.  C. 

Cornelia  W.  Brooks,  l.  from  U.  C,  (w.  William  L) 

Leon  Sudley  Tracy,  p.,  dis.  July  27,  1890.     New  Haven. 

Flora  Eveline  Rich,  i'.,  (m.  Newell  M.  Goslee,)  dis.  June  20, 
1895.      Buckingham. 

Eva  Varina  Rich,  p. 

Nellie  Marie  Banning,  p. 

Susie  Diantha  Carpenter,  P.,  (m.  W'illiard  Kline,)  Siebert,  Ind. 

Edward  F.  Bigelow,  L.  from  Colchester,  dis.  Jan.  15,  1884. 
Portland. 

George  Bevin,  l.  from  Northfield,  d.  July  9,  1892. 

Amelia  A.  Bevin,  (w.  George,)  L.  from  Northfield,  dis.  May 
2,  1895.     Leverett,  Mass. 

Robert  H.  Hall,  L.  from  U.  C. 

Elisabeth  A.  Hall,  (\v.  Robert  H.,)  L.  from  Columbia. 

Lorin  F.  Wood,   M.  D.,  p.,  dis.   April  17,   1887,  to  West- 
erly, R.  L 
6,       "         Abbie  E.  Wood,  p.,   (w.  Lorin  F.,)  dis.  April   17,  18S7,  to 

W^esterly,  R.  L 
6,  "  John  W.  Conant,  p. 
6,       "         Alice  Conant,  i'.,  (\v.  John  W.) 

6,       "         Elisabeth  C.  Goff,  p.,  (w.  Harmanus  W.,)  d.  Sept.  4,  1SS3. 
6,        "  Arthur  M.  Parks,  P. 


July 

7, 

1878. 

May 

4, 
4. 
4. 
4, 
4, 
4, 
4, 
4. 
4, 

4, 
4. 
4, 
4, 

1879. 

Feb. 

8, 

18S0. 

Mar. 

7, 

" 

July 

4. 

•' 

Oct. 

29. 

29> 

29. 

" 

May 
Oct. 

7, 
7, 
7. 
7. 
7, 
7. 

7, 

7, 

7, 

29- 

1882. 

Jan. 
May 

7, 
7, 

7, 
7. 
6, 

1883. 

I40  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

May      6,  1883.  Irving  S.  Brooks,  v. 

6,  "  Dora  B.  Baker,  p.,  (m.  W.  W.  B.  Markham.) 

6,  "  Eudosia  S.  Baker,  v. 

6,  "  Flora  L.  Baker,  p.,  (m.  Newton  H.  Markham.) 

6,  "  Adeline  E.  Ackley,  p. 

6,  "  Maud  E.  Barton,  p. 

6,  "  Grace  E.  Conklin,  p.,  (m.  Frank  W.  Bevin.) 

6,  "  Desdemona  Reed,  p. 

July      I,  "  Charles  H.  Johnson,  L.  from  New  Britain,  dis. 

I,  "  Caroline  C.  Johnson,  (w.  Chas.  H.,)  L.  from  New  Britain,  dis. 

I,  "  Fanny  E.  Hills,  (w.  Alphonso  A.,)  L.  from  U.  C. 

I,  "  Viola  G.  Hills,  p.,  (m.  Burton  Brewer.)     E.- Hartford. 

1,  "  Frances  L.  Skinner,  p.,  (m.  Charles  D.  Crosby.) 

Sept.     2,  "  Mahala  A.  Hale,  p.,  (w.  Amos  M.) 

Oct.    28,  "  Josephine  R.  West,  p.,  (w.  Luman  M.,)  d.  Aug.  15,  1884. 

(,?•  ((?•  ^* 

Rev.  Edward  P.  Root,  Pastor. 

May    24,  1885.  Margery  Abell,  p. 

24,  "  Lois  Josephine  Barton,  P. 

24,  "  Angelina  Hayes  Beebe,  P. 

24,  "  Abbie  Lay  Chapman,  p. 

24,  "  Herbert  Glover  Clark,  p. 

24,  "  Clara  Adeline  Cone,  p.,  (m.  Arthur  Willey.) 

24,  "  Isadora  Imogene  Dickson,  p. 

24,  "  Ellen  Augusta  Flint,  i'.,  (m.  Malcolm  Brooks.) 

24,  "  Houston  Flint,  p. 

24,  "  Cornelia  Elisabeth  Goff,  p.,  (m.  Harry  W.  Strong.) 

24,  "  Eugene  Bulkley  Goff,  p. 

24,  "  Jane  Annette  Goff,  p. 

24,  "  Lucy  Bell  Goff,  p.,  (m.  Sanford  Chapman.) 

24,  "  Frank  L.  Griffith,  p.,  d.  July  7,  1895. 

24,  "  Clara  Antoinette  Griffith,  p.,  (w.  Frank  L.,)(m.  Daniel  Burns.) 

24,  "  Martha  Maria  Rich,  p.,  (m.  Norman  B.  Hurd,)  dis.  Oct.  6, 

1893.     New  Britain. 

24,  "  Pearl  P.  Shepard,  p.,  (m.  Halsey  Mead,  Jr.) 

24,  "  Emma  Maria  Smith,  p.,  (w.  Burdette.) 

24,  "  Lavina  Louise  Snow,  p. 

24,  "  Minnie  Rose  Snow,  p. 

24,  "  Laura  F.  Van  Benthuysen,  p. 

24,  "  Ralph  Carpenter  Waite,  p. 

24,  "  Frederic  Eugene  Watrous,  P.,  dis.  1892.     Meriden. 

24,  "  Josie  Bell  West,  P.,  (m.  William  Demay,)  dis.  Nov.  4,  1897. 

Derby. 

24,  "  Emma  D.  Goff,  (w.  George  W.,)  I.,  from  Preston. 

24,  "  Mary  Bryant,  (wid.  Ira,)  L.  from  New  Haven,  d.  Oct.  28, 1887. 


REV.  EDWARD  P.  ROOT, 
Pastor,  18S4-1892. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  I4I 

May    24,    1885.  Rev.  Edward  P.  Root,  L.  from  Hampden,  Mass.,  dis.  Dec. 
29,  1892. 

24,       "  Fannie  B.  Root,  (\v.  Edward  P.,)  L.  from  Hampden,  Mass., 
dis.  Dec.  29,  1892. 

July      5,        "  Winfield  Veazey  Abell,  p.,  dis.  Dec.  28,  1893.     Columbia, S.C. 

5,       "  Levi  Dingwell  Butler,  p.,  d.  July  3,  1894. 

5,  "  Mary  Ann  Butler,  p.,  (w.  Levi  D.) 

Nov.     5,        "  Mary  Annette  Banning,  p.,  (w.  William  W.,)  d.  May  7,  1889. 

6,  1S87.  George  H.  Mead,  L.  from  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

6,       "  Rebecca  A.  Mead,  (\v.  George  H.,)  l.  from  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

6,       "  Carrie  Bell  Mead,  L.  from  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  (m.  Wm.  E.  Hale, 
Jr.,)  dis.  Feb.  19,  1893,  to  Middletown. 

6,       "  Halsey  Mead,  L.  from  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

6,       "  Jennie  A.  Mead,  (w.  Halsey,)  l.  from  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

6,       "  Millie  H.  Mead,  l.  from  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Dec.    30,        "  Elijah  C.  Barton,  1,.  from  U.  C. 

30,       •'  Helen  M.  Barton,  (w.  Elijah  C.,)  L.  from  U.  C. 

30,       "  Henry  Glover  Clark,  L.  from  U.  C. 

30,       "  Frances  A.  Clark,  (w.  Henry  G.,)  L.  from  U.  C. 

30,       "  Lyman  H.  Clark,  L.  from  U.  C. 

30,        "  Julia  E.  Clark,  (w.  Lyman  H.,)  L.  from  U.  C. 

30,       "  Cynthia  Chapman,  (w.  II.  Ellsworth,)  L.  from  U.  C. 

30,        "  Mary  E.  Gillett,  (wid.  Bennett,)  L.  from  U.  C. 

30,       "  Margaret  Haling,  L.  from  U.  C. 

30,-      "  Amelia  M.  Hall,  L.  from  U.  C,  d.  April  23,  1892. 

30,        "  Mary  E.  Markham,  L.  from  U.  C,  d.  May  12,  1895. 

30,        "  Carrie  D.  Sears,  L.  from  U.  C. 

30,        "  William  Utley,  L.  from  U.  C,  d.  Dec.  12,  1893. 

30,        "  Emeline  R.  Utley,  L.  from  U.  C. 

30,       "  Betsey  L.  X'eazey,  (wid.  Warren,)  i,.  from  U.  C,  d.  Jan.  21, 

1897. 

30,        "  John  Watrous,  L.  from  U.  C. 

30,        "  Leonora  A.  Watrous,   (w.  John),  L.  from  U.  C,  d.  Nov.  6, 

1899. 

30,        "  Elnora  A.  Watrous,  l.  from  U.  C. 

30,       "  Laura  Jane  Wells,  (w.  Lyman  O.,)  l.  from  U.  C. 

30,        "  George  H.  White,  l.  from  U.  C,  d.  April  18,  1891. 

30,  "  Ellen  A.  White,  (w.  George  H.,)  l.  from  U.  C. 
Jan.       I,    1888.  Walter  C.  Clark,  L.  from  M.  E.  Ch. 

I,       "  Hester  Ann  Clark,   (w.  Walter  C.,)  l.  from  M.  E.  Ch.,  d. 

June  12,  1895. 

I,       "  Ann  E.  Mead,  (wid.  Halsey  B.,)  L.  from  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

I,        "  Annie  E.  Mead,  L.  from  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  d.  Jan.  10,  1896. 

I,       "  Catharine  Mead,  i..  from  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Aug.    31,       "  Clark  M.  Watrous,  L.  from  Union. 

31,  "  Mary  Watrous,  (w.  Clark  M.,)  L.  from  Union. 
Mar.     4,    1890.  Edwin  D.  Barton,  l.  from  U.  C. 

4,        "  Marion  L.  Barton,  (w.  Edwin  D.,)  L.  from  U.  C. 


142 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 


Mar.     4,    1890. 


July 


Mar. 


Elisabeth  Welch  Bevin,  (w.  William   H.,)  L.  from  Bap.  Ch., 

Bristol. 
S.  Mills  Bevin,  p. 

Julia  H.  Bevin,  (w.  S.  Mills,)  L.  from  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Mary  R.  Goodrich,  (w.  Eugene  T.,)  L.  from  Westchester, 

dis.  Sept.  5,  1895. 
Lucy  Deborah  Barton,  p. 
Charles  Davis  Brooks,  r. 
Carrie  May  Brooks,  p. 
Crayton  F.  Carpenter,  r. 

Gertrude  P.  Clark,  p.,  (m.  James  Evelyn  Rich.) 
Almira  Elisabeth  Sellew,  p. 

Emma  Viola  Sellew,  p.,  (m.  Crayton  F.  Carpenter.) 
Ann  Eulalie  Strong,  p.,  (w.  Charles  H.) 
Mary  Watrous,  L.  from  M.  E.  Ch.,  Bristol,  (w.  William  M.,) 

dis.  March  2,  1899,  to  M.  E.  Ch.,  Bristol. 
George  Watrous,  l.  from  Bap.  Ch.,  Bristol,  dis.  1892.    Bristol. 


e^*        t^*        (^* 


Rev.  Henry  Holmes,  Acting  Pastor. 


June   23,    1S91. 

July 

Sept. 

Nov. 


Dec. 

Jan. 

Mar. 
May 


July 


13 


(?) 


Harriet  J.  Beckwith,  L.  from  St.  Paul's  Ch.,  Willimantic, 
(w.  Robert  A.) 

Carl  O.  Johnson,  p. 

Dagoma  Johnson,  p.,  (w.  Carl  O.) 

Rev.  Henry  Holmes,  L.  from  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  dis.  Oct.  8, 
1893.     Wis. 

Amy  Elva  Carpenter,  p..  (m.  Alfred  J.  Vingo.) 

Carrie  L.  Clark,  p. 

Richard  Flood,  P. 

Clifford  C.  Barton,  p. 

Lucy  Whittemore  Holmes,  (w.  Rev.  Henry,)  L.  from  Glen- 
wood,  Minn.,  dis.  Oct.  8,  1893.     Wis. 

Emma  D.  Alvord,  p. 

Mary  Wippert,  P.,  dis.  Sept.  9,  1897.     Hartford. 

Robert  A.  Beckwith,  p. 

Frederic  W^  Arthur,  P. 

Catharine  Arthur,  (w.  Frederick  W.,)  L.  from  Bap.  Ch., 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Sarah  S.  Smith,  (wid.  Nathaniel  C.,)  L.  from  U.  C,  d.  March 
12,  1896. 

Sarah  E.  A.  Chapman,  L.  from  U.  C. 

Maude  E.  Chapman,  p.,  (m.  Irving  H.  West.) 

Annie  Brainerd,  (w.  Harris  R.,)  L.  from  Colchester,  d.  Dec. 
23,  1893. 

Bessie  C.  Starr,  (w.  Vine  B.,)  L.  from  Middlefield. 

H.  Welton  Porter,  L.  from  Hebron. 


REV.  HENRY  HOLMES, 

Acting  Pastor,  1891-1893. 


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143 


July      3,    1892. 


Sept. 


Nov. 

6 

6 

6 

Jan. 

I 

Mar. 

5 

5 

IS93. 


Kate  Estelle  Porter,   (w.   H.  Welton,)  L.   from  Hebron,  d. 

May  26,  1895. 
Milton  Legrand  Carpenter,  p. 
Ambrose  Markham  Starr,  p. 
George  Henry  Sellew,  P. 
William  M.  Watrous,  P. 
Peter  Feld,  p. 
Lena  Feld,  p.,  (w.  Peter.) 
Jennie  Marietta  Rich,  p. 
Ola  Maria  Goff,  p.,  (m.  Albert  J.  West.) 
Kirby  Selden  Carpenter,  p. 
Julia  Gertrude  Bevin,  P. 
Minnie  BoUes  Clark,  p. 
James  Evelyn  Rich,  P. 

Edith  Niles  Graham,  i'.,  (m.  Frank  E.  Stearns.) 
Marie  Emma  White,  P.,  (m.  Fred.  F.  Gates.) 
Mabel  Adeline  Barton,  p. 


t^*  5^*  (<?* 


Rev.  C.  W.  Collier,  Acting  Pastor. 


Mar.     4,  1894. 

4, 

4. 

Nov.     4,  " 

Jan.      4,  1895. 

4.  " 

4,  " 


4. 

Jan. 

5, 

1896 

Nov. 

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" 

I, 

(( 

I, 

" 

Jan. 

3, 

1S97 

Mar. 

7, 

" 

May 

2, 

" 

July 

4. 

4, 

u 

Sept. 

5. 
5, 
5. 
5, 

'■ 

Oct. 

3. 

" 

Louisa  E.  Brainerd,  P.,  (wid.  Oliver.) 

Harris  R.  Brainerd,  p. 

Cassie  Bell  Brainerd,  p. 

Plora  Holden,  L.  from  Cobalt. 

Rev.  Christopher  W.   Collier,  L.  from  White  Oaks,  Mass., 

dis.  June  5,  1899.     Orange,  Mass. 
Jennie  Wheeler  Collier,    (w.   Rev.  C.   W.,)  L.  from  White 

Oaks,  Mass.,  dis.  June  5,  1899.     Orange,  Mass. 
Ralph  Eugene  Carpenter,  p. 

Eva  B.  Carpenter,  (\v.  Ralph  E.,)  L.  from  Marlborough. 
Lola  Marion  Barton,  p. 

Lizzie  Stevens,  (w.  Henry  L.,)  l.  from  Westbrook. 
Jonathan  W.  Williams,  L.  from  Colchester. 
Laura  A.  A.  Williams,  (w.  Jonathan  W.,)  L.  from  Colchester. 
Lelia  Alberta  Field,  v. 
Irving  H.  West,  p. 
James  H.  Anderson,  L.  from  Colchester,  dis.  Dec.  15,  1899, 

Hope  Presbyterian  Ch.,  Philadelphia. 
Hayden  L.  Clark,  L.  from  U.  C. 
Leonora  N.  Clark,  (w.  Hayden  L.,)  l.  from  U.  C. 
William  Hoskins,  p. 
Lewellyn  Lewis  Rodman,  p. 
Lyman  Horatio  Clark,  p. 

Chester  Benjamin  Steadman,  p.,  d.  Oct.  19,  1897. 
Lucy  S.  Smith,  (\v.  Edward  M.,)  L.  from  Norwich  Town. 


144  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

REV.  William  Slade,  Acting  Pastor. 

Nov.     6,  1898.  Marshall  Bevin,  p. 

6,       "  Bertha  White,  P. 

6,        "  Winfield  Veazey  Abell,  l.  from  Columbia,  S.  C. 

Mar.     4,  1899.  Olie  Blanche  Goodrich,  p.,  (m.  William  Hoskins.) 

4,  "  Charles  Kuhner,  p.,  dis.  Dec.  14,  1899,  3d  Ch.,  Torrington. 
July      2,       "  Leon  S.  Tracy,  L.  from  Davenport  Ch.,  New  Haven. 

2,       "         Clara  L.  Tracy,  (w.  Leon  S.,)  I.,  from  Davenport  Ch.,  New 

Haven. 
2,       "         Gettine  L.  Purple,  (w.  Mayo  S.,)  l.  from  M.  E.  Ch.,  Haddam 

Neck. 
2,       "         Ida  M.  Sexton,  (w.  Albert  W.,)  l.  from  M.  E.  Ch. 
Nov.     5,       "         Rev.  William  Slade,  L.  from  ist  Congl.  Ch.,  Williamstown, 

Mass. 

5,  "         Mary  B.  Slade,  (\v.  Rev.  William,)  L.  from  ist  Congl.  Ch., 

Williamstown,  Mass. 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  1 45 


List  of  Members,  1900. 


Alice  S.  Childs,  p.,  (wid.  Samuel  B.,) -         -     1833. 

John  W.  B.  Smith,  p.,  -         -         -         -         --.---" 

David  W.  Watrous,  p., 1842. 

Laura  A.  Skinner,  p.,  (wid.  Samuel,)     -         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Amanda  M.  Clark,  p.,  (wid.  Alonzo,) 1846. 

Emilia  A.  Watrous,  p.,  (wid.  Minories,)        -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Gordon  W.  Goodrich,  p.     (Columbus,  O.,) " 

Roxanna  M.  Goodrich,  p.,  (w.  Gordon  W.)     (Columbus,  O.,)        -         -        " 

Julianna  B.  West,  P.,- " 

Allen  C.  Clark,  L., 1855. 

Clarine  A.  Skinner,  p.,  (wid.  Henry,) -        " 

Alice  A,  Carpenter,  p.,  (wid.  Don  Carlos,)    -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Henry  E.  Niles,  P.     (Albany,  N.  V.,) -  .  1856. 

Eunice  G.  Adams,  p.,  (wid.  Festus  E.,)         ------     1S57. 

Alexander  N.  Niles,  P.     (Cottage  City,  Mass.,) " 

Joel  W.  Smith,  p., -         -         -         -        " 

Irvin  H.  Abell,  P.,         -         - -         -" 

Mary  J.  Watrous,  P.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Catharine  Rich,  p.,  (w.  Denison  A.,)- 

Josephine  Barton,  P.,  (w.  Henry  V.,)    -         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Anna  Rich,  p.,-         - -" 

Jane  Bevin,  p.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Lavina  Norcutt,  p.,  (w.  Dewitt  C.,)       .---.--" 

Sarah  E.  Goff,  p.,  .         -         -         - 

Lucy  A.  Goff,  p., -         -         -         -" 

Philanda  E.  Markham,  p.     (Enfield,  Conn.,)         -         -         -         -         -        " 
Mary  E.  Parks,  p.,  (w.  Albert.)     (Hebron,  Conn.,)       -         -         -         -        " 

Eleanor  M.  Carpenter,  p.,  (w.  Legrand  S.,) 

Emily  V.  Alvord,  p.,  (wid.  Jerome  L.,) 1858. 

Sarah  Skinner,  p.,  (wid.  Warren,)  -         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Lorenzo  D.  Rich,  p., -         -         -     i860. 

Abner  A.  Bevin,  p.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Leander  A.  Bevin,  p.     (New  York,) -        " 

Lucius  H.  Goff,  p.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Henry  Snow,  p.,   ------------ 

Legrand  S.  Carpenter,  p.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Ann  Augusta  Starr,  p.,  (w.  John  ^L,)    -------- 

Martha  G.  Roberts,  p.,  - " 

Caroline  T.  Jones,  p,,  (w.  George  F.,)  -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

William  H.  Bevin,  p.,--- -" 


146  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

Herman  E.  Rich,  p., i860. 

Martha  Rich,  p.,  (wid.  Amos,) " 

Agnes  Beebe,  p.,  (wid.  Aaron  F.,)         -         -         -         -         -         -         ." 

Ann  Eliza  Strong,  p.,  (wid.  Nathaniel,)         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Mary  A.  Shepard,  L.,  (wid.  John  C.,)    -------     1862. 

Jane  C.  Bevin,  L.,  (wid.  Philo,) -..     1864. 

Celena  Snow,  p.,  (w.  Henry,) 1866. 

Henry  S.  Smith,  p.,       - " 

Hubert  E.  Carpenter,  p.,- " 

Anna  Carpenter,  p.,  (w.  Hubert  E.,) " 

Josephine  W.  Abell,  p..  (w.  Irvin  H.,) " 

Stella  N.  Leslie,  p.,  (w.  John  W.)     (Chippewa  Falls,  Wis.,) 

Louisa  L.  Lillie,  p.,  (w.  Frederick  A.)     (Manchester,  Conn.,)       -         -        " 

Abby  T.  Dickson,  p.,  (wid.  James,) " 

Mary  F.  Goff.  p.,  (w.  Lucius  H.,) " 

Gwinnett  Carpenter,  p.,         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Henry  T.  Sellew,  p.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

S.  Jane  Strong,  p.,  (wid.  James  H.,) --" 

Chauncey  G.  Bevin,  p.,  -         -         -         -         -         -         -         .         -" 

Horatio  D.  Chapman,  L.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         ." 

Eliza  Flood,  p.,  (w.  Andrew,)        --..--..     1867. 

George  W.  Goff,  p., 1868. 

Mary  E.  Riley,  p.     (Boston,  Mass.,) 

Jane  C.  A.  Rich,  p.,  (w.  Lorenzo  D.,) " 

Mary  Ann  Cone,  L.,  (wid.  D.  Porter,) -" 

Jane  M.  Watrous,  l.,  (w.  D.  Watson,) 1869. 

Laura  P.  Noetling,  p.,  (w.  William  F.  G.,) " 

John  M.  Starr,  p., .--.     1874. 

Kate  L.  Rich,  p.,  (w.  Herman  E.,) " 

Elizabeth  B.  Sellew,  p.,  (w.  Henry  T.,)         - 

Lucy  C.  Bevin,  p.,  (w.  Chauncey  G.,) " 

Salome  G.  Strong,  P.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Anna  M.  Barton,  p.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Grace  M.  Smith,  p., " 

Kate  G.  Darling,  p.,  (w.  Amasa  R.,)     -         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Elizabeth  C.  Brown,  p.,  (w.  Thomas  S.,)       - " 

Nellie  M.  Forbes,  p.,  (w.  James  A.,)    .------" 

Anna  M.  Wadsworth,  p.,  (w.  Henry  C.)     (Hartford,  Conn.,)         -         -        " 

Marilla  C.  West,  p.,      -         -         .         .         - 

Irene  M.  Skinner,  p.,    -.-.--.---" 
Sophia  B.  Childs,  p.,  (w.  Hiram  V.,)     -         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Imogene  C.  Skinner,  L.,  (wid.  D.  Hawley,)  -----." 

Samuel  T.  Rodman,  L.     (Hillstown,  Conn.,)         -         .         .         .         .     1S75. 

Jennie  C.  Rodman,  p.,  (w.  Samuel  T.)     (Hillstown,  Conn.,) 
Julia  E.  Barber,  p.,  (w.  Charles  F.)     (Terryville,  Conn.,)      -         -         -     1876. 
Mary  J.  Haling,  p.,-         .         .         .         -         .         .         -         -         -" 
Albert  W.  Se.xton,  p.,    -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -     1878. 

Clayton  L.  Smith,  p.      (Bridgeport,  Conn.,) " 


CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  1 47 

Wilbur  F.  Starr,  v.,       -         -         -         - 1878. 

Annette  Hills,  p.,  (w.  Newton  N.,)       -         - " 

Mary  Grace  Markham,  p.  (Providence,  R.  I.,)  -  -  -  .  .  " 
Mary  E.  Smith,  p.,  (w.  Clayton  L.)  (Bridgeport,  Conn.,)  -  -  -  " 
Emily  H.  Lord,  p.,  (w.  George  B.,)-         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Ellen  M.  Starr,  I..,  (w.  Wilbur  F.,) 

Anna  M.  Bevin,  p.,  (w.  C.  Clark,) 

C.  Clark  Bevin,  p., 1S79. 

Mary  O.  Markham,  p.,  (w.  Daniel  N.,) " 

Sarah  E.  Markham,  p.,  - " 

Harriet  E.  Peck,  p.,  (w.  George.)     (Westchester,  Conn.,)      -         -         -        " 
Hattie  R.  Parks,  p.,  (w.  Arthur  M.,)     -         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Frank  G.  Steadman,  L.,  -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Dolly  Steadman,  P.,  (w.  Frank  G.,)        -.-.--." 

Mary  Markham,  L.,  (\v.  William  N.,) 1880. 

John  S.  Hall,  L.     (Marysville,  Mo.,)     - " 

Mahala  West,  L.,  (wid.  Chauncey  B.,)  -         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Euphrasia  West,  L.,  (wid.  Edmund,) " 

William  L  Brooks,  L., 1882. 

Cornelia  W.  Brooks,  L.,  (w.  William  L,)       -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Eva  V.  Rich,  p.,  -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Nellie  M.  Banning,  p.,  -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Susie  D.  Kline,  p.,  (w.  Willard.)  (Siebert,  Ind.,)  .  -  -  .  " 
Robert  H.  Hall,  l.,       ---------         -     1883. 

Elisabeth  A.  Hall,  L.,  (w.  Robert  H.,) 

John  W.  Conant,  P.     (Mystic,  Conn.,)  - " 

Alice  Conant,  p.,  (w.  John.)     (Mystic,  Conn.,)     ------ 

Arthur  M.  Parks,  p., " 

Irving  S.  Brooks,  p.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Dora  B.  Markham,  p.,  (w.  William  W.  B.,) 

Eudosia  S.  Baker,  p., -         -" 

Flora  L.  Markham,  P.,  (w.  Newton  H.,) " 

Adeline  E.  Ackley,  p.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Maud  E.  Barton,  P.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Grace  E.  Bevin,  p.,  (w.  Frank  W.,) " 

Desdemona  Reed,  p.     (Unknown,)        -         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Fanny  E.  Hills,  L.,  (w.  Alphonso  A.,) " 

Viola  G.  Brewer,  p.,  (w.  Burton.)     (East  Hartford,  Conn.,)  -         -        " 

Frances  L.  Crosby,  P.,  (w.  Charles  H.,) " 

Mahala  A.  Hale,  p.,  (w.  Amos  M.,)      -         - " 

Margery  Abell,  p., -     1885. 

Lois  J.  Barton,  p., ---" 

Angelina  H.  Beebe,  p., -" 

Abbie  Lay  Chapman,  p.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Herbert  G.  Clark,  P.,    -         --       - " 

Clara  A.  Willey,  p.,  (w.  Arthur,)  -         - -        " 

Isadora  I.  Dickson,  p.,  -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Ellen  A.  Brooks,  p.,  (w.  Malcolm,)        -         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 


148  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

Houston  Flint,  p., -....     1S85. 

Cornelia  E.  Strong,  p.,  (w.  Harry  W. ,)  ...... 

Eugene  B.  Goff,  p.,- 

Jane  A.  GofT,  p.,-         -         -         -         -         - 

Lucy  B.  Chapman,  P.,  (w.  Sanford,)      ....... 

Clara  A.  Burns,  p.,  (w.  Daniel,)    .------. 

Pearl  P.  Mead,  P.,  (\v.  Halsey,  Jr.,)      - 

Emma  M.  Smith,  p.,  (w.  Burdett,)         ..-.-.. 

Lavina  L.  Snow,  p.,      - 

Minnie  R.  Snow,  P.,- 

Laura  F.  Van  Benthuysen,  p.,- 

Ralph  C.  Waite,  P.     (New  Haven,)       ....... 

Emma  D.  Goff,  L.,  (w.  George  W.,)      ....--. 

Mary  A.  Butler,  p.,  (wid.  Levi  D.,)       ...--.- 
George  H.  Mead,  L.,     - 

Rebecca  A.  Mead,  L.,  (w.  George,)       -..--.. 
Halsey  Mead,  L. ,  ....---.-. 

Jennie  A.  Mead,  L.,  (w.  Halsey,)  ..-...- 

Millie  H.  Mead,  l.,       ---------         - 

Elijah  C.  Barton,  L.,- 

Helen  M.  Barton,  L.,  (w.  Elijah  C.,)     - 

Henry  G.  Clark,  L., 

Frances  A.  Clark,  L.,  (w.  Henry  G.,)    - 

Lyman  H.  Clark,  L. ,- 

Julia  E.  Clark,  L.,  (w.  Lyman  H.,)        ------- 

Cynthia  Chapman,  L.,  (w.  Horace  E.,)  ------ 

Mary  E.  Gillett,  L.,  (wid.  Bennett,)       ------- 

Margaret  Haling,  L.,- 

Carrie  D.  Sears,  L.,--- 

Emeline  R.  Utley,  L., 

John  Watrous,  L.,  ---------- 

Elnora  A.  Watrous,  L.,  --------- 

Laura  Jane  Wells,  L.,  (w.  Lyman  O.,)- 

Ellen  A.  White,  L.,  (wid.  George  H.,)-         ------ 

Walter  C.  Clark,  L.,      ----- 

Ann  E.  Mead,  L.,  (wid.  Halsey  B.,)      - 

Catharine  Mead,  1..,       ---------         - 

Clark  M.  Watrous,  L.,  --------- 

Mary  Watrous,  L.,  (w.  Clark  M.,) 

Edwin  D., Barton,  L., -         -         -         -     1890. 

Marion  L.  Barton,  L.,  (w.  Edwin  D.,)  ------- 

FJlisabeth  W.  Bevin,  L.,  (w.  William  H.,)      ------ 

S.  Mills  Bevin,  p.,         .         -         -         - 

Julia  H.  Bevin,  l.,  (w.  S.  Mills,)  -------- 

Lucy  D.  Barton,  p.,       -         -         -         -         -         - 

Charles  D.  Brooks,  P.,  -..------ 

Carrie  M.  Brooks,  P.,- 

Crayton  F.  Carpenter,  p.     (Waterbury,)        ------ 


CONGREGATIONAI,  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON.  1 49 

Gertrude  P.  Rich,  p.,  (w.  J.  Evelyn,)    -------     1890. 

Almira  E.  Sellew,  P.,-         -         -         - " 

Emma  V.  Carpenter,  p.,  (w.  Crayton  F.)      (Waterbury,)        -  -         -        " 

Ann  E.  Strong,  p.,  (w.  Charles  H.,)     -- " 

Harriet  J.  Beckwith,  L.,  (w.  Robert  A.,) i8gr. 

Carl  O.  Johnson,  p.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         .*" 

Dagoma  Johnson,  p.,  (w.  Carl  O.,)        -         --         -         -         -         -" 

Amy  E.  Vingo,  P.,  (w.  Alfred  J.,)  -         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Carrie  L.  Clark,  p.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Richard  Flood,  P.,         -         - -         -         -" 

Clifford  C.  Barton,  p.,  -         - 

Emma  D.  Alvord,  P.,-         -         -         - -     1892. 

Robert  A.  Beckwith,  p.,         -         - " 

Frederic  W.  Arthur,  p., " 

Catharine  Arthur,  L.,  (w.  Frederic  W.,)         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Sarah  E.  A.  Chapman,  L.,-         -  -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Maude  E.  West,  p.,  (w.  Irving  H.,)      -..----" 

Bessie  C.  Starr,  L.,  (w.  Vine  B.,)-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

H.  Welton  Porter,  l.,  ----------        " 

Milton  L.  Carpenter,  p.,        -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Ambrose  M.  Starr,  P.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

George  H.  Sellew,  p.     (New  Haven,)  -------- 

William  M.  Watrous,  P.     (Bristol,  Conn.,) " 

Peter  Feld,  P.,-         - -         -         -         -" 

Lena  Feld,  P.,  (w.  Peter,)     -         -         -         -         --         -         -         -" 

Jennie  M.  Rich,  p., --" 

Ola  M.  West,  P.,  (w.  Albert  J.,)    -         - 

Kirby  S.  Carpenter,  P., " 

Julia  G.  Bevin,  p.,         ----------- 

Minnie  B.  Clark,  P.,      -         -         -         - 

James  E.  Rich,  p.,         ---------." 

Edith  N.  Stearns,  P.,  (w.  Frank  E.,)- 1893. 

Marie  E.  Gates,  P.,  (w.  Fred  F.,)  -         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Mabel  A.  Barton,  p.,-         -         - " 

Louisa  E.  Brainerd,  p.,  (wid.  Oliver,)   -------     1894. 

Harris  R.  Brainerd,  p.,  ..-----.-" 

Cassie  B.  Brainerd,  P.,  ..------." 

Flora  Holden,  l.,  -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Ralph  E.  Carpenter,  p.,  -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -     1895. 

Eva  B.  Carpenter,  L. ,  (w.  Ralph  E.,)-         -         -         -         -         -         -        " 

Lola  M.  Barton,  p.,       --- --     1896. 

Lizzie  Stevens,  L.,  (w.  Henry  F.,)         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Jonathan  W.  Williams,  L.,-         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Laura  A.  A.  Williams,  L.,  (w.  Jonathan  W.,) " 

Lelia  A.  Field,  p.,         ----------     1897. 

Irving  H.  West,  p.,-         -         -         - 

Hayden  L.  Clark,  I-.,-         -  -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -" 

Leonora  N.  Clark,  l.,  (w.  Hayden  L.,)         .--.--" 


150  CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH  OF  EAST  HAMPTON. 

William  Hoskins,  i'.,-         -  -         -         -         -         -         -         .         .     1807. 

Lewellyn  L.  Rodman,  p.     (Hillstown,  Conn.,)      -.-.." 
Lyman  H.  Clark,  i'.,     -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         .         .        " 

Lucy  S.  Smith,  L.,  (w.  Edward  M.,)      ---.-.." 
Marshall  Bevin,  p.,-----.-...     i8q8. 

Bertha  White,  p.,  -         -         -         -         -         .         .         -         .  .        " 

Winfield  V.  Abell,  L.,   -         -         -         -    ^     -         .         .         -         .         .        " 

Olie  B.  Hoskins,  p.,  (\v.  William),         ---....     1899. 

Leon  S.  Tracy,  L. ,         -         -         -         -         -         -         .         -         .         ." 

Clara  L.  Tracy,  L. ,  (w.  Leon  S.,)  -         -         -         -         -         -         .        " 

Gettine  L.  Purple,  L.,  (w.  Mayo  S.,)     -         -         -         -         -         -         .        " 

Ida  M.  Sexton,  L..  (w.  Albert  W.,) 

Rev.  William  Slade,  L.,         -         -         -         -         .         .         .         .         .        " 
Mary  B.  Slade,  L.,  (w.  Rev.  William,) -        " 


